Democratic employees in Washington Legislature seek union

Democratic staff in Washington’s Legislature have taken the first step toward unionizing.

Petitions on behalf of workers in each chamber were filed May 17 with the Public Employment Relations Commission, which will certify bargaining units and conduct elections.

One covers 82 legislative assistants, policy analysts and communications staff of the House Democratic Caucus. The other is for 32 legislative assistants in the Senate Democratic Caucus. Both seek to be represented by the Washington Public Employees Association.

“We’re all pretty excited about this,” said Josie Ellison, a communications specialist with the House Democratic Caucus. “We hope this will have a positive impact in creating a better work environment that allows staff to stay on longer.”

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