| Nov. 14, 2023
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Chairman Sanders Leads HELP Committee Hearing on Labor Movement Resurgence and the Fight Against Corporate Greed
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Nov. 8, 2023
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NEWS: Sanders Stands with UVM Graduate Student Workers Moving to Unionize
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Oct. 18, 2023
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NEWS: Sanders, Brown, and 32 Colleagues Introduce Senate Resolution in Solidarity with UAW Workers on Strike
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Oct. 18, 2023
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NEWS: Sanders, Brown, and 32 Colleagues Introduce Senate Resolution in Solidarity with UAW Workers on Strike
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Oct. 17, 2023
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NEWS: Sanders Statement on the Field Hearing on the Nursing Crisis in New Jersey and Throughout the Country
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 25, 2023
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Bernie Sanders tweets about WGA Strikes
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 17, 2023
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Interview With Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 12, 2023
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NEWS: Sanders Statement on Corporate Media Coverage of Pending UAW Strike
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 27, 2023
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State of the Union: Interview with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 22, 2023
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NEWS: Sanders Stands in Solidarity with Nearly 2,000 Nurses on Strike at One of New Jersey's Biggest Hospitals
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 25, 2023
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NEWS: Sanders, Scott, 29 Democratic Senators, Introduce Legislation to Raise the Minimum Wage to $17 by 2028, Benefitting Nearly 28 Million Workers Across America
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 19, 2023
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NEWS: In Letter to Teamsters, 28 Senate Democrats Commit to Not Intervene in Case of UPS Workers Strike
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| June 20, 2023
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NEWS: Chairman Sanders Opens Sweeping Investigation into Amazon Warehouse Safety and Calls for Amazon Workers to Share Their Stories
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| May 30, 2023
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NEWS: Ahead of HELP Hearing, Sanders and Murray Release Report on Worsening Child Care Crisis, Imminent Funding Cliff
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| May 17, 2023
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NEWS: Sanders, DeLauro, 122 Colleagues in the House and Senate Introduce Legislation that Would Finally Guarantee Paid Sick Leave to Workers in America
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| May 1, 2023
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Make Announcement on Federal Minimum Wage
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| April 13, 2023
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders, NDWA, SEIU to Hold Town Hall on the Child and Home Care Worker Crisis in America
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 8, 2023
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Letter to Railroad Company CEOs - NEWS: Sanders Demands Paid Sick Days for Rail Workers
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 8, 2023
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Letter Railroad Company CEOs - NEWS: Sanders Demands Paid Sick Days for Rail Workers
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 7, 2023
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Letter to Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks - NEWS: Chairman Sanders and All Democratic Members of HELP Committee Invite Starbucks CEO to Testify at Hearing on Company's Labor Practices
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 1, 2023
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Letter to Charles Barber, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, National Science Foundation - Senators Baldwin, Feinstein Call on National Science Foundation to Better Assess LGBTQI+ Representation in STEM
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Nov. 1, 2022
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Tweet - "I stand in solidarity with @CCWUnited workers striking at Maximus call centers today. If Maximus can afford to pay its CEO 208 times his median worker and spend $2 million on "bonuses" to cross the picket line, it can afford to pay workers a fair wage."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Oct. 14, 2022
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Tweet - "Let me congratulate the Apple Store workers in Oklahoma City for voting to become the 2nd unionized Apple Store in the US. Last year, Apple made a record $95 billion profit. Its billionaire CEO made $99 million in 2021. It's time for Apple to treat its workers with respect."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Oct. 12, 2022
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Tweet - "I stand in solidarity with Teamsters Local 320 at the University of Minnesota in the fight for better wages & working conditions. If UMN can afford to pay its president over $1 million and give her a 22% raise, it can afford to pay its workers a minimum wage of $20 an hour."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Oct. 4, 2022
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Letter to Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, Mellody Hobson, Chair of the Starbucks Board of Directors - Markey, Warren, Sanders, Blumenthal Blast Starbucks for Brazen, Illegal Union-busting Campaign
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 15, 2022
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NEWS: Sanders Statement on Tentative Rail Agreement
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 9, 2022
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Tweet - "It's no accident that 71% of Americans have a favorable view of unions the highest since 1965, while just 36% hold a favorable view of corporations the lowest since Wall Street crashed the economy in 2008. The American people are sick and tired of corporate greed."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 6, 2022
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Tweet - "Congrats to Minor League baseball players for a huge and swift show of support for forming a union. The MLB and Commissioner Manfred should voluntarily recognize the union immediately and bargain in good faith."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 4, 2022
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Tweet - "What recent union victories show is that working class Americans are sick and tired of being exploited by large corporations. This Labor Day, let us stand together in the fight for justice."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 2, 2022
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Letter to Jeffrey Schwartz, Managing Partner and CEO of Corbel Capital Partners - NEWS: Sanders, Colleagues Call on Corbel CEO Jeffrey Schwartz to Provide Severance Pay for Laid-Off LandAir Workers
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 25, 2022
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Tweet - "If Howard Schultz, the Starbucks CEO, who is worth $4 billion can afford a $145 million, 254-foot super yacht with a helicopter pad, you know what? He can afford to negotiate a fair first contract with Starbucks workers who voted to form a union in over 230 locations in America."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 6, 2022
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Tweet - "The country's biggest railroad companies made over $20 billion in profits last year, while rail workers haven't seen a wage increase since 2019 and are currently without a contract. These workers deserve a fair contract and they deserve it NOW."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 22, 2022
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Tweet - "A worker today would need to make nearly 3 times the minimum wage in order to afford an average one-bedroom apartment. That makes no sense to me, nor do I think it makes sense to the American people."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 20, 2022
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Tweet - "A worker today earning the federal minimum wage makes $1,257 a month. The median rent for an apartment today is $1,362 a month. Addressing the needs of the American people is not radical. What's radical is doing nothing while families struggle."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 14, 2022
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Tweet - "Let me congratulate the Starbucks workers in South Burlington for successfully voting to form the first unionized Starbucks in Vermont. In just 8 months, workers in over 160 Starbucks shops have voted to form a union for better wages, benefits & working conditions. Keep it up!"
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 12, 2022
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Tweet - "On #PrimeDay, let's not forget. Amazon blamed "inflation" on a 17% price hike in a Prime membership after its profits soared 450% since the pandemic to a record $38 billion while avoiding $5 billion in taxes, spending $4 million on union busting & denying workers paid sick leave."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 8, 2022
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Tweet - "Average hourly wages for American workers have remained nearly flat since 1960, while home prices have almost TRIPLED over the same time period. It's no wonder that nearly half of all Americans today spend at least 30% of their income on housing. Obscene."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| June 10, 2022
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Letter to Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon.com, Inc. - NEWS: Sanders and Gillibrand Call on Amazon to Recognize Historic Union Victory and Drop Objections Ahead of Critical NLRB Hearing
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| June 9, 2022
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Letter to Scott W. Wine, CEO of CNH Industrial - NEWS: Sanders and Baldwin Lead Letter in Support of Striking CNH Industrial Workers in Wisconsin and Iowa
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| June 1, 2022
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Pressley, Markey, Warren, Colleagues Demand App-Based Delivery Companies Prioritize Driver Safety Following Worker Deaths
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| May 27, 2022
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Tweet - "Congratulations to Starbucks Workers United for winning the 100th union election at Starbucks coffee shops all over America. I say to Howard Schultz: Stop the union busting. Obey the law. Negotiate a fair contract with your workers now -- no more delays. Enough is enough."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| May 23, 2022
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Tweet - "No government -- not the federal government, not the state government and not the city government -- should be handing out corporate welfare to union busters and labor law violators."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| May 10, 2022
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Letter to Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks - Markey Joins Booker, Brown Lead Group of 14 Senators Urging Starbucks CEO to Support Unionization Efforts
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| May 5, 2022
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Tweet - "No government -- not the federal government, not the state government and not the city government - should be handing out corporate welfare to union busters and labor law violators."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| May 5, 2022
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Tweet - "Congratulations to President Biden for having the courage to do what no president in modern history has done. He is standing with union organizers who are helping to grow the trade union movement. This is an important step forward for working families. Let's go forward together."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| May 5, 2022
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PREPARED REMARKS: Chairman Sanders Opening Statement at Hearing on Amazon and Ending Federal Contracts to Companies Engaged in Illegal Anti-Union Activities
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| May 4, 2022
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Letter to J. Blanton, Architect of the Capitol, Gary Green, CEO of Compass Group, Joe Sargis, CFO of Restaurant Associates - Padilla Joins Efforts to Support Senate Cafeteria Workers and Ensure Contract Leads to Collective Bargaining Agreement
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| May 1, 2022
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Tweet - "In Denmark, as a result of strong unions, McDonald's workers make $22 an hour, get 6 weeks paid vacation & 1 year of paid leave. In the US, 58% of McDonald's workers make less than $12 an hour & no benefits while its CEO makes $20 million. Every worker needs a union. #MayDay2022"
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| April 26, 2022
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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
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| April 21, 2022
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Letter to Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Brown, Murray, Colleagues, Urge Investigation of Training Repayment Agreements Saddling Workers With Debt
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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