It's no big secret in Washington that Hill staffers are underpaid and overworked.

在华盛顿，国会山的员工薪酬过低，过度劳累，这并不是什么大秘密。

While a handful of Hill staffers have been whispering about unionizing since December 2020, the effort lacked momentum.

自2020年12月以来，尽管少数国会山员工一直在私下讨论成立工会的问题，但这一努力缺乏动力。