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Dear White Staffers is lifting the lid on the reality of life as a congressional staffer working on Capitol Hill

A viral Instagram account that started as a feed of political memes is now lifting the lid on a lack of diversity and allegations of exploitation and abuse among staffers at Capitol Hill.

ABC News · Feb 15, 2022

Hill staffers are organizing. What could their unions look like?

WASHINGTON — Inspired by an anonymous Instagram account and disgusted by bad pay and worse bosses, congressional staffers have begun the uncertain journey toward unionizing.

Tribune News Service · Feb 14, 2022

Staffer unions could force some lawmakers to walk the walk or face hypocrisy talk - Roll Call

“This is, for Dems on the Hill, a ‘what side are you on?’ moment,” said one strategist, alluding to a pro-union song popularized by Pete Seeger.

Roll Call · Feb 10, 2022

House chiefs try bipartisan experiment: Talking to each other

At first blush, Reps. Joe Wilson and Dan Kildee don’t seem to have much in common. Wilson, a Republican, represents a mostly rural patch of inland South Carolina, while Democrat Kildee’s district of factory towns runs along the Lake Huron waterfront down to the city of Flint, Michigan.

Tribune News Service · Jan 27, 2022

Rep. Jim Langevin was an intern in the ’80s. Here’s what’s changed on the Hill since then - Roll Call

‘The world wasn’t always ready for me,’ says the Rhode Island Democrat, who is preparing to retire from Congress after 22 years.

Roll Call · Jan 26, 2022

House chiefs try bipartisan experiment: Talking to each other - Roll Call

Not everyone in Congress wants to burn it all down, say members of the newly restructured House Chiefs of Staff Association.

Roll Call · Jan 26, 2022

Living paycheck to paycheck a reality for some Hill staffers, survey finds - Roll Call

Half of nonmanagers surveyed on the Hill say they’ve struggled to pay bills, according to the Congressional Progressive Staff Association.

Roll Call · Jan 25, 2022