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In the rain, Sen. Bernie Sanders rallies Capitol workers over pay
In the rain, Sen. Bernie Sanders rallies Capitol workers over pay:
Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. joins low-wage workers, some who... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is rallying for an increase in pay for low-wage workers at his day-job workplace — the Senate.
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Some of the protesters work in the Senate and were taking the day to strike. One woman who works in a Senate cafeteria spoke in Spanish about not having enough money to buy medicine for her sick child.
Sanders, the Vermont independent, said the workers should make at least $15 an hour and have the right to unionize.
"There are a number of senators who get served by people right here," Sanders told the wet, cheering crowd. "They should know that if you are serving them, they have got to start serving you."
Warner Massey, an employee of a Senate contractor who cleans entranceways and bathrooms in the Capitol complex, said he makes $13.50 an hour but wants to make at least $15. Others he works with make less.
"This is really crazy because of the simple fact that we work for millionaires," Massey said. "These guys are millionaires, they make the laws, they make the rules and regulations. So why is it so hard for us to get just $15 and be part of a union?"
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http://bigstory.ap.org/article/dc398536fbdb42c1a7ef4fae25cb2979/capitol-hill-buzz-sanders-rallies-capitol-workers-over-pay
Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. joins low-wage workers, some who... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is rallying for an increase in pay for low-wage workers at his day-job workplace — the Senate.
...
Some of the protesters work in the Senate and were taking the day to strike. One woman who works in a Senate cafeteria spoke in Spanish about not having enough money to buy medicine for her sick child.
Sanders, the Vermont independent, said the workers should make at least $15 an hour and have the right to unionize.
"There are a number of senators who get served by people right here," Sanders told the wet, cheering crowd. "They should know that if you are serving them, they have got to start serving you."
Warner Massey, an employee of a Senate contractor who cleans entranceways and bathrooms in the Capitol complex, said he makes $13.50 an hour but wants to make at least $15. Others he works with make less.
"This is really crazy because of the simple fact that we work for millionaires," Massey said. "These guys are millionaires, they make the laws, they make the rules and regulations. So why is it so hard for us to get just $15 and be part of a union?"
...
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/dc398536fbdb42c1a7ef4fae25cb2979/capitol-hill-buzz-sanders-rallies-capitol-workers-over-pay
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