Letting Capitol Hill staffers organize in collective bargaining unions will be “unworkable” and “impractical,” and prompt “more dysfunction in Washington,” while undermining the independence of Congress, according to Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.). “Unions can, and do, play a significant role in assuring a fair working environment,” Davis said in his opening statement before a March 2 hearing of the House Committee on Administration, which is considering a Democratic proposal to allow congressional staff to form unions for collective bargaining on Capitol Hill workplace conditions. Davis, the ranking Republican member of the committee, said he supports unions on Capitol Hill “where they make sense, such as the Capitol Hill Police or the Architect of the Capitol,” but unions among personal and committee staffs would be “unworkable” and “impractical.” Hill staffers “already have some of the best benefits in the country,” he said, but “unions are simply not feasible for congressional offices, not only because …