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April 26, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - NEWS: Sanders Writes Letter Asking President Biden to Fulfill Campaign Promise and Cancel Amazon's Federal Contracts Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 21, 2022 Letter to Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Brown, Murray, Colleagues, Urge Investigation of Training Repayment Agreements Saddling Workers With Debt Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 20, 2022 Tweet - "At a time of growing income and wealth inequality, workers are fighting back and unionizing -- at Amazon, Starbucks, universities and hospitals. They are right. We need an economy that works for all, not just billionaires." Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 18, 2022 Tweet - "Corporate greed is Jeff Bezos becoming $152,000 richer a MINUTE, owning a $500 million yacht & a $175 million Beverly Hills estate, while Amazon employees who worked over 10 hours on Easter Sunday might be "lucky enough" to win a $2 snack pack. Yes. Amazon workers need a union." Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 15, 2022 Tweet - "Congratulations to UVM Medical Center residents on their overwhelming vote to unionize! New doctors should not be forced to work 80 hours a week for incredibly low wages. I'm proud to stand in solidarity with you." Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 9, 2022 Letter to Interns, Residents, and Fellows of the UVM Medical Center - NEWS: Sanders Stands in Solidarity with UVM Medical Center Workers Fighting to Unionize Sen. Bernie Sanders
Feb. 2, 2022 Tweet - "Call me a radical, but I happen to believe that a job should lift workers out of poverty -- not keep them in it." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Jan. 14, 2022 Sanders and Colleagues Demand Major Wall Street Firm Back Striking Alabama Miners Sen. Bernie Sanders
Jan. 13, 2022 Letter to Robert Rich, Chairman of Rich Products Corporation - Brown, Colleagues Send Letter in Support of Majority Hispanic Striking Bakery Workers Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 4, 2022 Tweet - "Here is our new year's resolution. Like the thousands of workers who stood up and fought courageously in 2021, we will do the same. No one individual is going to save us. We must rise up together." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Dec. 20, 2021 Letter to Andy Jassy, President and CEO of Amazon and Jeffrey Bezos, Executive Chair of Amazon - Brown Demands Answers From Amazon on Labor Practices, Asks Department of Labor to Investigate Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 8, 2021 Tweet - "Every worker should have the constitutional right to join a union. Period." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 30, 2021 Tweet - "It is long due time we rebuild the trade union movement in this country." Sen. Bernie Sanders
Oct. 19, 2021 Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Pressley, 100+ House Democrats Urge President Biden to Protect Paid Leave in Build Back Better Act Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 9, 2021 NEWS: Senate Budget Chairman Sanders and Majority Leader Schumer Introduce Historic Budget Resolution Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 3, 2021 Letter to Hon. Martin Walsh, Secretary of Labor - Feinstein, Padilla, Brown, Colleagues Urge Labor Department to Establish Federal Heat Standard to Protect Workers Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 3, 2021 Letter to Hon. Martin Walsh, Secretary of Labor - Brown, Padilla Urge Labor Department To Establish Federal Heat Standard To Protect Workers Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 20, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Urging Creation of Civilian Climate Corps Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 13, 2021 Letter to Marty Walsh, Labor Secretary - Sanders Urges Labor Secretary Walsh to Protect Workers as Republican Governors Threaten to Withhold Aid Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 26, 2021 Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the US - Baldwin, Duckworth, Warren And Senate Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Issue Delayed OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard for Workers Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 20, 2021 Congresswoman Escobar Joins Senator Markey and Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez to Reintroduce the Green New Deal Resolution Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 12, 2021 Letter to President Joseph Biden - Cotton, Colleagues Ask President Biden to Support Funding for Increased U.S. Semiconductor Production Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 9, 2021 NEWS: Sanders Statement on Amazon Union Drive in Alabama Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 30, 2021 Letter to Honorable Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States and Honorable Kamala D. Harris, Vice President of the United States - Dingell, Pressley, Lamb, Jayapal Lead Call for Historic Investment in Home and Community-Based Services in Recovery Package Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 24, 2021 Letter to Labor Secretary Walsh - Democrats Outline Unemployment Insurance Technology Priorities for American Rescue Plan Funds Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 5, 2021 Sanders Statement on Minimum Wage Vote Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 4, 2021 Federal Minimum Wage Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 1, 2021 House Passes $1.9 Trillion "American Rescue Plan' COVID Relief Bill Sen. Peter Welch
March 1, 2021 Sanders Announces $15 Minimum Wage Amendment to Reconciliation Bill, Calls for Senate Democrats to Ignore Parliamentarian Sen. Bernie Sanders
Feb. 25, 2021 NEWS: Sanders Statement on Parliamentarian's Advice Sen. Bernie Sanders
Feb. 25, 2021 Letter to Speaer Pelosi, Leader Hoyer, and Whip Clayton - Led by Golden and Levin, 110 Lawmakers Push for Quick Action to Protect the Right to Organize Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 23, 2021 Letter to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris - DeLauro, Pressley, Colleagues Urge President Biden to Include Robust Paid Leave Protections in Next COVID Relief Package Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 8, 2021 Letter to Jeff Bezos, Chief Executive Officer of Amazon.com, Inc.; and Andy Jassy, Chief Executive Officer of Amazon Web Services - Menendez, Booker Urge Amazon to Recognize Workers Seeking Union Representation Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 8, 2021 Sanders Responds to CBO Report on $15 Minimum Wage Sen. Bernie Sanders
Feb. 5, 2021 Letter to Mr. Jeff Bezos, Chief Executive Officer of Amazon.Com and Andy Jassy, Chief Executive Officer of Amazon Web Services - Brown, Booker Lead Colleagues in Urging Amazon to Recognize Workers Seeking Union Representation Ahead of Key Nlrb Vote Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 26, 2021 Jayapal Introduces Legislation to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage to $15 as She Continues Organizing for Working People Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 11, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Newhouse Leads Call to Protect Agricultural Workers Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 18, 2020 Letter to Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon.com, Inc. - Brown, Blumenthal, Sanders, Warren, Baldwin to Bezos: Release Comprehensive Data on Covid-19 Infection Rates for All of Amazon's Workers Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 22, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Cortez Masto Joins Colleagues in Opposition to Administration's Attempt to Misclassify Workers Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jeanne Klinefelter Wilson, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Employee Benefits Security Administration - Democrats Criticize Proposed Labor Department Rule Weakening Tool to Advance Financial Interests of Workers and Retirees Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Gillibrand, Colleagues Condemn Trump Administration's Failure To Protect Workers From Risks During The Pandemic; Urge OSHA To Protect Workers From COVID-19 Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven T. Mnuchin and the Hon. Russell T. Vought - Senators Collins, Van Hollen Lead Bipartisan Push to Make Payroll Tax Deferral Optional for Federal Employees and Service Members Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 22, 2020 Rep. Cleaver, Bipartisan House Members Join to Introduce Emergency Stopgap Bill to Prevent USCIS Furloughs Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 21, 2020 Bipartisan House Members Introduce Emergency Stopgap Bill to Prevent USCIS Furloughs Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 4, 2020 Letter to The Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of The U.S. Department of Labor, and Ms. Loren Sweatt, Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary of The Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Senator Baldwin Calls of Trump Administration to Address Reports of Retaliation Against Workers of Color Who Report COVID-19 Workplace Concerns Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 16, 2020 Letter to CEO of Whole Foods John Mackey, CEO of Wegmans Food Markets Colleen Wegman, CEO of Walmart Doug McMillon, Chairman and CEO of Trader Joe's Dan Bane, CEO of Sprouts Jack Sinclair, President and CEO of Smart & Final Stores Dave Hirz, Chairman & CEO of Schnuck Markets Todd Schnuck, CEO of Publix Super Markets Todd Jones, President and CEO of Meijer Rick Keyes, Chairman and CEO of the Kroger Company Rodney McMullen, President & CEO of Dierbergs Markets Greg Dierberg, CEO of Costco Craig Jelinek, CEO of Aldi Jason Hart, President and CEO of Albertsons Vivek Sankaran, and CEO of Ahold Delhaize USA Kevin Holt - Senators Sherrod Brown and Elizabeth Warren Call on Top 15 Grocery CEOs to Extend COVID-19 Hazard Pay for All Frontline Workers Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 13, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate - Van Hollen, Cardin, Democratic Senators Urge Significant, New Flexible Funding for State and Local Governments Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 24, 2020 Letter to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook - Casten Calls on Mark Zuckerberg to Address Civil Rights Issues on Facebook Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin, of the Small Business Administration - Rep. Axne Urges Disclosure of Paycheck Protection Program Data to Protect Use of Taxpayer Dollars Sen. Peter Welch, ...
June 17, 2020 Floor Speech - Bernie Sanders Returns to Floor of U.S. Senate With Urgent Call to Action Sen. Bernie Sanders
Date Title Politician
April 26, 2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - NEWS: Sanders Writes Letter Asking President Biden to Fulfill Campaign Promise and Cancel Amazon's Federal Contracts Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 21, 2022 Letter to Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Brown, Murray, Colleagues, Urge Investigation of Training Repayment Agreements Saddling Workers With Debt Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 20, 2022 Tweet - "At a time of growing income and wealth inequality, workers are fighting back and unionizing -- at Amazon, Starbucks, universities and hospitals. They are right. We need an economy that works for all, not just billionaires." Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 18, 2022 Tweet - "Corporate greed is Jeff Bezos becoming $152,000 richer a MINUTE, owning a $500 million yacht & a $175 million Beverly Hills estate, while Amazon employees who worked over 10 hours on Easter Sunday might be "lucky enough" to win a $2 snack pack. Yes. Amazon workers need a union." Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 15, 2022 Tweet - "Congratulations to UVM Medical Center residents on their overwhelming vote to unionize! New doctors should not be forced to work 80 hours a week for incredibly low wages. I'm proud to stand in solidarity with you." Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 9, 2022 Letter to Interns, Residents, and Fellows of the UVM Medical Center - NEWS: Sanders Stands in Solidarity with UVM Medical Center Workers Fighting to Unionize Sen.Bernie Sanders
Feb. 2, 2022 Tweet - "Call me a radical, but I happen to believe that a job should lift workers out of poverty -- not keep them in it." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Jan. 14, 2022 Sanders and Colleagues Demand Major Wall Street Firm Back Striking Alabama Miners Sen.Bernie Sanders
Jan. 13, 2022 Letter to Robert Rich, Chairman of Rich Products Corporation - Brown, Colleagues Send Letter in Support of Majority Hispanic Striking Bakery Workers Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 4, 2022 Tweet - "Here is our new year's resolution. Like the thousands of workers who stood up and fought courageously in 2021, we will do the same. No one individual is going to save us. We must rise up together." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Dec. 20, 2021 Letter to Andy Jassy, President and CEO of Amazon and Jeffrey Bezos, Executive Chair of Amazon - Brown Demands Answers From Amazon on Labor Practices, Asks Department of Labor to Investigate Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 8, 2021 Tweet - "Every worker should have the constitutional right to join a union. Period." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 30, 2021 Tweet - "It is long due time we rebuild the trade union movement in this country." Sen.Bernie Sanders
Oct. 19, 2021 Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States - Pressley, 100+ House Democrats Urge President Biden to Protect Paid Leave in Build Back Better Act Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 9, 2021 NEWS: Senate Budget Chairman Sanders and Majority Leader Schumer Introduce Historic Budget Resolution Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 3, 2021 Letter to Hon. Martin Walsh, Secretary of Labor - Feinstein, Padilla, Brown, Colleagues Urge Labor Department to Establish Federal Heat Standard to Protect Workers Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 3, 2021 Letter to Hon. Martin Walsh, Secretary of Labor - Brown, Padilla Urge Labor Department To Establish Federal Heat Standard To Protect Workers Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 20, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Urging Creation of Civilian Climate Corps Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 13, 2021 Letter to Marty Walsh, Labor Secretary - Sanders Urges Labor Secretary Walsh to Protect Workers as Republican Governors Threaten to Withhold Aid Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 26, 2021 Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the US - Baldwin, Duckworth, Warren And Senate Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Issue Delayed OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard for Workers Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 20, 2021 Congresswoman Escobar Joins Senator Markey and Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez to Reintroduce the Green New Deal Resolution Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 12, 2021 Letter to President Joseph Biden - Cotton, Colleagues Ask President Biden to Support Funding for Increased U.S. Semiconductor Production Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 9, 2021 NEWS: Sanders Statement on Amazon Union Drive in Alabama Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 30, 2021 Letter to Honorable Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States and Honorable Kamala D. Harris, Vice President of the United States - Dingell, Pressley, Lamb, Jayapal Lead Call for Historic Investment in Home and Community-Based Services in Recovery Package Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 24, 2021 Letter to Labor Secretary Walsh - Democrats Outline Unemployment Insurance Technology Priorities for American Rescue Plan Funds Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 5, 2021 Sanders Statement on Minimum Wage Vote Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 4, 2021 Federal Minimum Wage Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 1, 2021 House Passes $1.9 Trillion "American Rescue Plan' COVID Relief Bill Sen.Peter Welch
March 1, 2021 Sanders Announces $15 Minimum Wage Amendment to Reconciliation Bill, Calls for Senate Democrats to Ignore Parliamentarian Sen.Bernie Sanders
Feb. 25, 2021 NEWS: Sanders Statement on Parliamentarian's Advice Sen.Bernie Sanders
Feb. 25, 2021 Letter to Speaer Pelosi, Leader Hoyer, and Whip Clayton - Led by Golden and Levin, 110 Lawmakers Push for Quick Action to Protect the Right to Organize Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 23, 2021 Letter to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris - DeLauro, Pressley, Colleagues Urge President Biden to Include Robust Paid Leave Protections in Next COVID Relief Package Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 8, 2021 Letter to Jeff Bezos, Chief Executive Officer of Amazon.com, Inc.; and Andy Jassy, Chief Executive Officer of Amazon Web Services - Menendez, Booker Urge Amazon to Recognize Workers Seeking Union Representation Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 8, 2021 Sanders Responds to CBO Report on $15 Minimum Wage Sen.Bernie Sanders
Feb. 5, 2021 Letter to Mr. Jeff Bezos, Chief Executive Officer of Amazon.Com and Andy Jassy, Chief Executive Officer of Amazon Web Services - Brown, Booker Lead Colleagues in Urging Amazon to Recognize Workers Seeking Union Representation Ahead of Key Nlrb Vote Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 26, 2021 Jayapal Introduces Legislation to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage to $15 as She Continues Organizing for Working People Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 11, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Newhouse Leads Call to Protect Agricultural Workers Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 18, 2020 Letter to Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon.com, Inc. - Brown, Blumenthal, Sanders, Warren, Baldwin to Bezos: Release Comprehensive Data on Covid-19 Infection Rates for All of Amazon's Workers Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 22, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Cortez Masto Joins Colleagues in Opposition to Administration's Attempt to Misclassify Workers Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 2, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Jeanne Klinefelter Wilson, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Employee Benefits Security Administration - Democrats Criticize Proposed Labor Department Rule Weakening Tool to Advance Financial Interests of Workers and Retirees Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 29, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Gillibrand, Colleagues Condemn Trump Administration's Failure To Protect Workers From Risks During The Pandemic; Urge OSHA To Protect Workers From COVID-19 Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven T. Mnuchin and the Hon. Russell T. Vought - Senators Collins, Van Hollen Lead Bipartisan Push to Make Payroll Tax Deferral Optional for Federal Employees and Service Members Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 22, 2020 Rep. Cleaver, Bipartisan House Members Join to Introduce Emergency Stopgap Bill to Prevent USCIS Furloughs Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 21, 2020 Bipartisan House Members Introduce Emergency Stopgap Bill to Prevent USCIS Furloughs Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 4, 2020 Letter to The Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of The U.S. Department of Labor, and Ms. Loren Sweatt, Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary of The Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Senator Baldwin Calls of Trump Administration to Address Reports of Retaliation Against Workers of Color Who Report COVID-19 Workplace Concerns Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 16, 2020 Letter to CEO of Whole Foods John Mackey, CEO of Wegmans Food Markets Colleen Wegman, CEO of Walmart Doug McMillon, Chairman and CEO of Trader Joe's Dan Bane, CEO of Sprouts Jack Sinclair, President and CEO of Smart & Final Stores Dave Hirz, Chairman & CEO of Schnuck Markets Todd Schnuck, CEO of Publix Super Markets Todd Jones, President and CEO of Meijer Rick Keyes, Chairman and CEO of the Kroger Company Rodney McMullen, President & CEO of Dierbergs Markets Greg Dierberg, CEO of Costco Craig Jelinek, CEO of Aldi Jason Hart, President and CEO of Albertsons Vivek Sankaran, and CEO of Ahold Delhaize USA Kevin Holt - Senators Sherrod Brown and Elizabeth Warren Call on Top 15 Grocery CEOs to Extend COVID-19 Hazard Pay for All Frontline Workers Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 13, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate - Van Hollen, Cardin, Democratic Senators Urge Significant, New Flexible Funding for State and Local Governments Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 24, 2020 Letter to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook - Casten Calls on Mark Zuckerberg to Address Civil Rights Issues on Facebook Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin, of the Small Business Administration - Rep. Axne Urges Disclosure of Paycheck Protection Program Data to Protect Use of Taxpayer Dollars Sen.Peter Welch, ...
June 17, 2020 Floor Speech - Bernie Sanders Returns to Floor of U.S. Senate With Urgent Call to Action Sen.Bernie Sanders
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