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
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