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Bernie Sanders cut campaign workers hours so he can pay them the $15.00 wage. He claims he supports $15. Just another hypocrite politician?

This is not interns not volunteers. Unionized campaign workers. Bernie is disappointed they voiced their complaint in public. O_O

Anyone else think he is toast?

Posted - July 25, 2019
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  • 19937
    To what union do campaign workers belong?
      July 25, 2019 12:44 PM MDT
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  • 34296
    I do not know. But according to both Sanders and Elizabeth Warren their campaign workers are part of a recognized union. Warren brags that her campaign was first to unionize.
      July 25, 2019 12:52 PM MDT
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  • 6023
    United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400


    The agreement has provisions ensuring that the campaign will pay the entire health insurance premiums of any worker paid under $36,000, according to Jonathan Williams, communications director at UFCW Local 400. There's also a pay limit for top campaign officials — no one in campaign management can make more than three times the highest-paid worker in the bargaining unit. (However, outside consultants wouldn't fall under this provision, Williams said.)

    https://www.npr.org/2019/05/08/721560528/sanders-campaign-workers-ratify-union-contract This post was edited by Walt O'Reagun at July 25, 2019 2:53 PM MDT
      July 25, 2019 1:24 PM MDT
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  • 19937
    Thank you.  I couldn't imagine what union that would be.
      July 25, 2019 1:29 PM MDT
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  • 6023
    I believe the story mentions that there is a Campaign Workers group that is not a union, itself ... but has helped workers in 25 campaigns join unions.
      July 25, 2019 1:37 PM MDT
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  • 19937
    I honestly didn't think that there was a need for a union for campaign workers.  I  guess I think of them as being mostly volunteers.
      July 25, 2019 2:22 PM MDT
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  • 2706
    Hypocrite? Yup. He's been toast for some time now. :)
      July 25, 2019 1:23 PM MDT
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  • 2836
    This is your second post about Bernie. He sure triggers you. lol


      July 25, 2019 1:25 PM MDT
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  • 2836

    "Bernie Sanders cut campaign workers hours so he can pay them the $15.00 wage. He claims he supports $15."

    What in the blue blazes are you talking about? You were just ragging that Bernie didn't pay minimum wage and now you are. 
    Do you know what you are talking?At all? LOL




    This post was edited by Jon at July 25, 2019 5:37 PM MDT
      July 25, 2019 1:31 PM MDT
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  • 17600
    ....it helps no one.  This is the story in real life too.  Businesses have an amount to spend on labor and if government raises the hourly wage, the number of employees or number of hours will decrease.  This is just too much common sense for many of our brothers and sisters.  
      July 25, 2019 1:46 PM MDT
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  • 34296
    I agree. But you would think he have got this took care of before he started supporting $15/hr.  
      July 25, 2019 2:51 PM MDT
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  • 2836
    Again, you are talking gibberish.
    Bernie has been advocating for $15 minum wage for for years.
    lol

      July 25, 2019 5:37 PM MDT
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  • 34296
    Then he should have been paying it for years. 
      July 25, 2019 5:51 PM MDT
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  • 2836
    You're reaching.

    I guess I should be thankful that you aren't talking about Obama or Hillary.

    How do you feel about Trump not paying his contractors?

      July 25, 2019 6:03 PM MDT
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  • 34296
    Everyone should be paid if they worked. 

    And if you support $15.00/hr for years...you should be paying that amount for years. 
      July 25, 2019 6:41 PM MDT
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  • I'd rather make more money for less hours.  
      July 25, 2019 3:57 PM MDT
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  • 34296
    They are not making more money....because he is cutting their hours.
      July 25, 2019 5:51 PM MDT
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