'Solidarity Forever': Rep. Omar's Staff Votes To Unionize Unanimously

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Staff working for Rep. Ilhan Omar in Washington D.C. unanimously voted to form a union last week.

Omar's office, along with workers in the offices of Rep. Andy Levin and Rep. Ro Khanna, became the first to join the Congressional Workers Union.

"As a former union member myself and someone who represents a union district in Minnesota, I am deeply proud of my staff for making their collective voices heard and voting to unionize," Omar said in a statement.

"I am proud of all the people on my team who have played a leading role in the staff unionization effort. Solidarity forever."

In their own statement, the Congressional Workers Union said that "We are witnessing a monumental moment right now on Capitol Hill and in the labor movement that will go down in history. Congratulations to the brave staff in Congresswoman Omar’s office for their landslide election victory."