JOBS

WORKERS: JOBS, WAGES & RIGHTS

PROTECT

Pass the Wage Theft Prevention and Recovery Act
Pass the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights
Ban “at-will“ employment by requiring just cause to terminate employment.
Expand and defend workers’ right to unionize to include domestic, agricultural, and so-called “gig” workers
Increase federal support for worker-owned cooperatives
Commit to veto any legislation that breaks strikes

IMPROVE

Eliminate the sub-minimum wage loophole in the Fair Labor Standards Act
Repeal the Taft-Hartley Act and end the "right-to-work for less" laws
End the Landrum-Griffin Act restrictions that bar unions from hiring some formerly incarcerated people
Encourage Sectoral bargaining through the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

JOBS

Pass a Federal jobs guarantee to end unemployment
Guaranteed Livable Income above poverty
Federally mandate and fund three weeks of paid sick leave, eight weeks of paid vacation per year, and one-year parental leave for all new parents.

INCOME + WAGES

Pass a $25 min. wage, indexed to cost inflation + productivity growth, whichever is higher, with consideration of locations where COL greatly exceeds other areas
Guaranteed Livable Income above poverty
Federally mandate + fund three weeks of paid sick leave, eight weeks of paid vacation per year, and 1 year of parental leave for all new parents.
Mandate living wages + fair labor standards for farmworkers + food workers

NATIONAL FUNDS

Create a National Solidarity Fund, funded by a one cent ($0.01) per worker-hour tax, paying stipends to workers who are striking or locked out

REPRESENT

Ensure worker representation on corporate boards (co-determination) at 50%
Close the pay gap and end wage discrimination based on race, gender, or other factors
Unionize all federal employees

ACCOUNTABILITY

Utilize civil asset forfeiture against companies guilty of violating workers’ protections (standards to be determined)