We will vote for Raising Workers’ Wages
Democrats believe
that the current minimum wage is a starvation wage and must be increased to a
living wage. No one who works full time should have to raise a family in
poverty. We believe that Americans should earn at least $15 an hour and have
the right to form or join a union and will work in every way we can—in Congress
and the federal government, in states and with the private sector—to reach this
goal. We should raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour over time and
index it, give all Americans the ability to join a union regardless of where they
work, and create new ways for workers to have power in the economy so every
worker can earn at least $15 an hour. We applaud the approaches taken by states
like New York and California. We also support creating one fair wage for all
workers by ending the sub-minimum wage for tipped workers and people with
disabilities.
Democrats support a
model employer executive order or some other vehicle to leverage federal
dollars to support employers who provide their workers with a living wage, good
benefits, and the opportunity to form a union without reprisal. The one
trillion dollars spent annually by the government on contracts, loans, and
grants should be used to support good jobs that rebuild the middle class.
Protecting Workers’
Fundamental Rights
The Democratic Party
believes that when workers are strong, America is strong. Democrats will make
it easier for workers, public and private, to exercise their right to organize
and join unions. We will fight to pass laws that direct the National Labor
Relations Board to certify a union if a simple majority of eligible workers
sign valid authorization cards, as well as laws that bring companies to the
negotiating table. We support binding arbitration to help workers who have
voted to join a union reach a first contract.
A major factor in the
40-year decline in the middle class is that the rights of workers to bargain
collectively for better wages and benefits have been under attack at all
levels. Donald Trump would make matters worse by creating a race to the bottom
where the middle class is fighting over fewer and fewer good-paying jobs. In
fact, Trump rejected some attempts by his own employees to unionize and has
personally hired union-busting firms to undermine workers’ rights.
Democrats believe
so-called “right to work” laws are wrong for workers—such as teachers and other
public employees who serve our communities every day—and wrong for America. We
will continue to vigorously oppose those laws and other efforts that would
eliminate dues check-off procedures, roll-back prevailing wage standards,
abolish fair share requirements, restrict the use of voluntary membership
payments for political purposes, attack seniority, restrict due process
protections, and require annual recertification efforts. We oppose legislation
and lawsuits that would strike down laws protecting the rights of teachers and
other public employees. We will defend President Obama's overtime rule, which
protects of millions of workers by paying them fairly for their hard work.
The Democratic Party
believes consumers, workers, students, retirees, and investors who have been
mistreated should never be denied their right to fight for fair treatment under
the law. That is why we will support efforts to limit the use of forced
arbitration clauses in employment and service contracts, which unfairly strip
consumers, workers, students, retirees, and investors of their right to their
day in court.
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