Philip Bennett, the newly selected president of the Congressional Workers Union and a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, is the first individual in American history to hold such a title because the CWU is the first collective bargaining unit ever allowed to be organized by the U.S. House of Representatives for staff aides.
Bennett is also a member of the Congressional Progressive Staffers Association, the Hispanic Staffers Association, and the Native American Staffers Association.
The California native’s actual job on Capitol Hill is serving as scheduler for Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), a member of the radically left-wing group of representatives known as “The Squad.”…