King Soopers strike: Former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders weighs in
By: Judith Kohler; The Denver Post Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont spoke out Thursday in support of the King Soopers employees on strike in the Denver area, urging the CEO of the grocery chain’s parent company to reach a fair agreement that treats workers “with the respect and the dignity that they deserve.” The independent senator and former presidential candidate
Taking On Starbucks, Inspired by Bernie Sanders
Noam Scheiber, The New York Times Maggie Carter, a Starbucks barista in Knoxville, Tenn., is a warm and reassuring presence who says she is keen to “go the extra mile” for customers. She may also be a nightmare for Starbucks executives. As a union organizing campaign that began in Buffalo and produced the company’s only two unionized U.S. stores spreads to other
Bernie Sanders proposes “Masks for All”
By: Noah Garfinkel; Axios Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced a bill Tuesday that would provide every person in the U.S. with three free N95 masks, he announced in a statement Tuesday. Details: The Masks for All Act, first introduced in 2020, aims to improve access to high-filtration face masks by sending them to every person in the country, including people who are homeless, and those
Column: At a subsidiary of a $4-billion corporation, these low-wage workers are striking for better pay
By: Michael Hiltzik; Los Angeles Times Cristina Lujan, 46, has worked on the line at the Jon Donaire Desserts plant in Santa Fe Springs for 19 years, nearly half her life, making and decorating cakes for food chains such as Ralphs, Walmart and Baskin-Robbins. Since Nov. 3, however, she has been walking a picket line outside the plant, protesting
Bernie Sanders says Democrats are failing: ‘The party has turned its back on the working class’
By: Steven Greenhouse; The Guardian Senator Bernie Sanders has called on Democrats to make “a major course correction” that focuses on fighting for America’s working class and standing up to “powerful corporate interests” because the Democrats’ legislative agenda is stalled and their party faces tough prospects in this November’s elections. The White House is likely to see his comments as a shot
Sen. Sanders and state leaders to discuss nursing workforce crisis
By: WCAX News Team; WCAX Sen. Bernie Sanders will join Vermont state leaders Monday to discuss the nursing workforce crisis. Sanders will join Gov. Phil Scott, Senate President Becca Balint and House Speaker Jill Krowinski on the Statehouse steps at 10 a.m. Monday. Even before COVID-19, it was estimated that Vermont should add around 9,000 nurses to the workforce in
