Issue Position: Employment & Jobs

Issue Position

Delawareans, like other Americans, are working longer hours, earning less, and seeing their benefits slashed, while struggling to save for their future and their children's higher education. Meanwhile, corporations are raking in record profits, and CEOs and other executives are pulling in record compensation, hundreds and even thousands of times what their average or lowest-paid workers make. 60% of Americans do not have sufficient savings to cover a $1,000 emergency. Almost one-third of Americans have less than $5,000 saved for retirement, while over one-fifth of Americans have nothing saved for it.

Abolish the "Youth & Training Wage"
Increase the minimum wage to a true living wage, with corporations paying the wage immediately, and a staggered, monitored approach for small businesses
Support organized labor and unions, and ban "right to work" legislation
Invest in green energy and rebuilding infrastructure to create quality, new, long-term jobs

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