Update: April 15, 2022 – Members of Common Cause Staff Union won voluntary recognition of their union.
April 8, 2022 – A supermajority of staffers at Common Cause asked leadership of the organization to recognize the Common Cause Staff Union as part of the Washington-Baltimore News Guild Local 32035 on Thursday. Common Cause is a nonpartisan grassroots organization with 1.5 million members and supporters dedicated to building a strong democracy and holding power accountable.
“Strong, accountable unions are essential to our democracy,” the staff of about 60 said. “As former Common Cause Board Chair Robert Reich said, ‘Every worker deserves a union. Period.’”
They plan to advance efforts that have already begun toward a more equitable workplace, a more just pay scale, and strengthened HR procedures.
“Staff at Common Cause work to make our government more open and transparent,” they said. “Every one of us deserves the same of our workplace.”
Leadership at Common Cause has indicated that they will voluntarily recognize the staff union. Workers are asking supporter to sign their petition to “make sure we have a good-faith negotiation process.”
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