Every worker deserves fair wages, a sustainable career with reasonable hours, safe and healthy working conditions, and respect. Until we founded our union, campaign workers routinely worked more than twice the standard workweek for less than minimum wage and no healthcare benefits. We sacrificed our health, financial security, and leisure time to support candidates and movements that we hoped will make our society more prosperous, equitable, and inclusive, but our employers do not always live up to the values they often publicly espouse.

We no longer accept those low wages and unacceptable hours. Before we founded our union, there was no organization devoted to protecting us. So we stood together and founded the Campaign Workers Guild in order to protect and strengthen the rights of campaign workers. We represent workers across the country on electoral and issued-based campaigns and at permanent organizations. 

Working from one election cycle to the next should not mean working from paycheck to paycheck. It shouldn’t mean having to put up with unsafe housing and abusive bosses. And it should never mean staying silent about sexual or racial harassment out of fear of being fired or blacklisted. We also must ensure that this work is accessible to all, not just those with the privilege of being able to rely on their families for financial support or a place to crash between campaigns. 

We fight for workers’ rights across the country. Join us.