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By: WCAX Staff; WCAX MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – First a 32-hour workweek, now Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is trying to ensure workers can take some time off without losing a paycheck. He said the U.S. is the only major country in the world that doesn’t provide this to workers, even though American workers put in longer hours for less pay.

By: Eugene Daniels; Politico With homeownership out of reach for many Americans, progressives will make new push to “reimagine and reinvigorate public housing in the United States,” says Ocasio-Cortez. Progressives on Capitol Hill believe they have the answer to one of the most vexing policy challenges facing America: another “Green New Deal,” this time centering on housing. Today, a group

By: Julia Conley; Common Dreams “Americans who put in an honest day’s work deserve to take time off,” said Rep. Seth Magaziner. “This is a matter of fairness and respect in the workplace.” With nearly 27 million American workers lacking any annual paid leave days, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday said Congress must “end the international embarrassment” of being the only

By: Rachel Looker; USA Today WASHINGTON − There’s a revived effort on Capitol Hill to make a shorter workweek the new norm. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., announced Wednesday he will introduce a bill to establish a standard 32-hour workweek that would result in no loss in pay. Sanders, who chairs the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, will introduce the

Brattleboro Reformer JOHNSON — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Saturday evening held a youth choral concert and town meeting on the importance of arts education. Held at the Dibden Center for the Arts on Vermont State University’s campus in Johnson, the concert featured nine Vermont elementary, middle, high school and college choirs singing songs that ranged from traditional to spiritual

By: Marita Vlachou; The Huffington Post The Vermont independent said Israel needs to take more action to protect innocent civilians in Gaza. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday called on President Joe Biden to deny Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu more U.S. funding for his “war machine” unless Israel allows for more humanitarian aid to reach civilians in Gaza. In an interview with CBS’s