Labor

We believe that economic fairness is a cornerstone of a democratic society and that a living wage is a basic right. We strive for international trade that supports the Democratic values of fairness, environmental responsibility and strong workers rights.

We support:

• unions and organized labor
• equal pay for equal work
• creating and maintaining a minimum wage that is a living wage
• maintaining the rights of all workers to organize and use mediation, arbitration, and the right to strike without fear of reprisal or replacement
• maintaining a separate and dedicated Social Security Trust Fund and disabled and dependent survivor Social Security benefits
• a workers’ “Bill of Rights”
• oversight and protection within unions to guarantee the security of pension retirement plans
• unemployment and retraining benefits for workers laid off or locked out by employers
• a declaration that minimum wage should not include tips
• access to quality affordable childcare
• opposing and repealing right-to-work laws designed to bust unions