House will set $45K minimum annual pay for staff, vote to allow union, Pelosi says

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Friday announced a minimum annual wage of $45,000 for House aides and said she's scheduling a vote on a resolution that would allow staffers to unionize.

The moves aim "to strengthen workplace rights for our staff, while improving our ability to retain and recruit the next generation of public servants," Pelosi said in a letter to colleagues.

A government funding bill passed by Congress in March, included a 21 percent increase in the Members' Representational Allowance for each office, which will cover the pay adjustment, Pelosi said, adding that the deadline to increase minimum pay to $45,000 is Sept. 1.

The changes are meant to match the levels set on the Senate side.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-will-set-45k-minimum-annual-pay-for-staff-vote-to-allow-union-pelosi-says/ar-AAWZlxK

[PoliticAverse]

1. Assuming they work 40 hours/week that's $ 21.60/hour. n/t

[spooky3]

4. They often work long hours. Nt

[PoliticAverse]

6. Yeah I'd guess they don't have normal 9-5, 5-day, 40-hour/week schedules. n/t

[ColinC]

9. Still likely better than before.

Union representation would help the horrible work conditions of staff, and maybe even improve them for the actual congress people...

[VMA131Marine]

2. $45K is not enough to live on in D.C.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

3. That was what I thought when I saw that.

But I've never lived in DC so I figured I'd let others comment.

[spooky3]

5. It would require multiple roommates, or a trust fund. Nt

[VMA131Marine]

8. That would have been my one qualification to my statement

[PoliticAverse]

7. Apparently there's a lot of sharing residences going on. n/t