WASHINGTON — Staffers at the Democratic National Committee seethed over the party’s new directive to show up to the office and work in-person five days a week, blasting the order as “shocking” and “callous.”
DNC Chairman Ken Martin informed workers during an all-staff meeting on Wednesday that the national Democratic Party apparatus will require its entire Washington, DC-based staff to return to full in-person work starting in February.
“It was shocking to see the DNC chair disregard staff’s valid concerns on today’s team call,” the DNC staff union leadership fumed in a statement first reported by the New York Times.
“DNC staff worked extremely hard to support historic wins for Democrats up and down the ballot last Tuesday, and this change feels especially callous considering the current economic conditions created by the Trump administration.”
The union, which ratified a collective bargaining agreement with the DNC back in July, noted that it is “considering its options.”
That collective bargaining agreement allows DNC workers to “request to work remotely on occasion.”
During the announcement, Martin caveated that DNC workers would have flexibility for family, medical and other personal matters that warranted remote work, a DNC official told The Post.
Martin argued that Democrats had momentum after the off-year elections last week and contended that having staff work together is conducive to better brainstorming and allows the party to make time-sensitive decisions quickly, the source claimed.
The DNC boss also impressed upon staff that the 2025 off-year election cycle is different than the 2026 midterm elections, in which states and the Democratic party will lean on the DNC more for support.
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