Sanders Limits Campaign Workers’ Hours to Ensure $15 Minimum Wage

Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign will limit staffers’ hours to ensure they are paid at least $15 an hour, according to Fox News. The move comes following reports of internal strife among unionized campaign organizers working for Sanders’ presidential campaign who say they are not being compensated for the number of hours they are working. Sanders is a staple on the front lines of the labor fight and has led the charge to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. The Washington Post last week reported that the union representing the campaign workers, United Food & Commercial Workers Local 400, had written a draft letter that stated “many field staffers are barely managing to survive financially, which is severely impacting our team’s productivity and morale. Some field organizers have already left the campaign as a result.” Sanders complained that staffers were going to the press instead of keeping their concerns internal.


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