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Bernie Sanders joins striking McDonald's workers in Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS - 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is joining McDonald's employees in Cedar Rapids on June 9 as they demand rights to a union. This is the second time in recent weeks that Sanders will be joining workers in low-income jobs to help get rights to a union.
Workers in Des Moines will be joining in on the strike on Sunday to help form a union. They see this as the best way to help increase pay, end sexual harassment and workplace violence.
"I've been working for McDonald's for four years and I'm only paid $9.10 an hour," says Jaron Brandon, a Des Moines McDonald's worker. "That's nowhere near enough to get by. I can't afford to pay rent and I struggle every month to cover the bills. We need the right to a union to fight for higher pay and solve other problems McDonald's workers are facing, from erratic scheduling to sexual harassment to violence at work. McDonald's should use their billions in profits to pay good wages and give us the union rights we are demanding."
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"What we have got to do is make sure that workers at McDonald's, workers in the whole fast-food industry, workers at Walmart, workers in all of the low-wage industries in this country have a right to join a union," Sanders said to workers during the May 23 town hall. "Workers cannot get a fair shake unless they are organized, unless they are able to sit down and negotiate with their employers for fair wages, unless we address the issue of sexual harassment, the issue of violence on the job. The only way workers are going to make real progress and be treated with the dignity and respect they deserve, to be treated with respect is with a union."
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https://www.weareiowa.com/news/local-news/bernie-sanders-joins-striking-mcdonalds-workers-in-cedar-rapids/2061085132
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Bernie Sanders joins striking McDonald's workers in Cedar Rapids (Original Post)
Uncle Joe
Jun 2019
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zentrum
(9,865 posts)1. Go Bernie!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
cwydro
(51,308 posts)2. Was he doing any of this over the last two years?
I dont remember seeing anything about it.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Uncle Joe
(58,366 posts)3. There is a bunch of them
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
George II
(67,782 posts)8. Well, not really - #1 was 3 years ago, #2 was 2 years ago (but it was really 3 years ago)...
....#3 was 3 years ago, #4 was 2 months ago, #5 was 3 years ago, #6 was 3 years ago, #7 was 3 years ago, #8 was 3 years ago,
So, to answer the question "Was he doing any of this over the last two years?", except for the one two months ago after he entered the race, it's no.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
cwydro
(51,308 posts)9. That's what I thought.
I looked and couldnt find anything recent except for #4.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,330 posts)6. Lol. Yes.
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primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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Princetonian
(1,501 posts)4. Bernie Sanders is a good man who supports the working class.
I wish there were more of them in the Senate.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Uncle Joe
(58,366 posts)5. I agree on all counts Princetonian along with a President Bernie Sanders,
passing the most progressive legislation in history would be a cinch.
Peace to you.
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