| March 5, 2021
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Sanders Statement on Minimum Wage Vote
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 4, 2021
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Federal Minimum Wage
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 1, 2021
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House Passes $1.9 Trillion "American Rescue Plan' COVID Relief Bill
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Sen. Peter Welch
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| March 1, 2021
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Sanders Announces $15 Minimum Wage Amendment to Reconciliation Bill, Calls for Senate Democrats to Ignore Parliamentarian
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 25, 2021
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NEWS: Sanders Statement on Parliamentarian's Advice
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 25, 2021
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Letter to Speaer Pelosi, Leader Hoyer, and Whip Clayton - Led by Golden and Levin, 110 Lawmakers Push for Quick Action to Protect the Right to Organize
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Feb. 23, 2021
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Letter to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris - DeLauro, Pressley, Colleagues Urge President Biden to Include Robust Paid Leave Protections in Next COVID Relief Package
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Feb. 8, 2021
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Sanders Responds to CBO Report on $15 Minimum Wage
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 8, 2021
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Letter to Jeff Bezos, Chief Executive Officer of Amazon.com, Inc.; and Andy Jassy, Chief Executive Officer of Amazon Web Services - Menendez, Booker Urge Amazon to Recognize Workers Seeking Union Representation
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 5, 2021
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Letter to Mr. Jeff Bezos, Chief Executive Officer of Amazon.Com and Andy Jassy, Chief Executive Officer of Amazon Web Services - Brown, Booker Lead Colleagues in Urging Amazon to Recognize Workers Seeking Union Representation Ahead of Key Nlrb Vote
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Jan. 26, 2021
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Jayapal Introduces Legislation to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage to $15 as She Continues Organizing for Working People
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Jan. 11, 2021
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Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Newhouse Leads Call to Protect Agricultural Workers
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Nov. 18, 2020
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Letter to Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon.com, Inc. - Brown, Blumenthal, Sanders, Warren, Baldwin to Bezos: Release Comprehensive Data on Covid-19 Infection Rates for All of Amazon's Workers
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Oct. 22, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Cortez Masto Joins Colleagues in Opposition to Administration's Attempt to Misclassify Workers
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Oct. 2, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Jeanne Klinefelter Wilson, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Employee Benefits Security Administration - Democrats Criticize Proposed Labor Department Rule Weakening Tool to Advance Financial Interests of Workers and Retirees
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 29, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Gillibrand, Colleagues Condemn Trump Administration's Failure To Protect Workers From Risks During The Pandemic; Urge OSHA To Protect Workers From COVID-19
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 8, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Steven T. Mnuchin and the Hon. Russell T. Vought - Senators Collins, Van Hollen Lead Bipartisan Push to Make Payroll Tax Deferral Optional for Federal Employees and Service Members
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Aug. 22, 2020
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Rep. Cleaver, Bipartisan House Members Join to Introduce Emergency Stopgap Bill to Prevent USCIS Furloughs
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Aug. 21, 2020
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Bipartisan House Members Introduce Emergency Stopgap Bill to Prevent USCIS Furloughs
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Aug. 4, 2020
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Letter to The Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of The U.S. Department of Labor, and Ms. Loren Sweatt, Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary of The Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Senator Baldwin Calls of Trump Administration to Address Reports of Retaliation Against Workers of Color Who Report COVID-19 Workplace Concerns
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 16, 2020
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Letter to CEO of Whole Foods John Mackey, CEO of Wegmans Food Markets Colleen Wegman, CEO of Walmart Doug McMillon, Chairman and CEO of Trader Joe's Dan Bane, CEO of Sprouts Jack Sinclair, President and CEO of Smart & Final Stores Dave Hirz, Chairman & CEO of Schnuck Markets Todd Schnuck, CEO of Publix Super Markets Todd Jones, President and CEO of Meijer Rick Keyes, Chairman and CEO of the Kroger Company Rodney McMullen, President & CEO of Dierbergs Markets Greg Dierberg, CEO of Costco Craig Jelinek, CEO of Aldi Jason Hart, President and CEO of Albertsons Vivek Sankaran, and CEO of Ahold Delhaize USA Kevin Holt - Senators Sherrod Brown and Elizabeth Warren Call on Top 15 Grocery CEOs to Extend COVID-19 Hazard Pay for All Frontline Workers
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 13, 2020
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Letter to Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate - Van Hollen, Cardin, Democratic Senators Urge Significant, New Flexible Funding for State and Local Governments
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| June 24, 2020
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Letter to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook - Casten Calls on Mark Zuckerberg to Address Civil Rights Issues on Facebook
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| June 17, 2020
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Floor Speech - Bernie Sanders Returns to Floor of U.S. Senate With Urgent Call to Action
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| June 17, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin, of the Small Business Administration - Rep. Axne Urges Disclosure of Paycheck Protection Program Data to Protect Use of Taxpayer Dollars
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| June 12, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury and to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - In New Letter to Secretary Mnuchin and SBA Administrator Carranza, Sens. Brown, Schumer, Cardin, and Shaheen Lead All 47 Senate Democrats in Calling for Urgently-Needed Improvements to Streamline and Simplify Current, Onerous Process for Smaller Businesses Applying for PPP Loan Forgiveness
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| June 10, 2020
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Dept. of Labor Inspector General to Conduct Audit of OSHA's Actions During COVID-19 Pandemic
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| June 9, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch Mc Connell, Majority Leader of The United States Senate and The Hon. Chuck Schumer, Democratic Leader of The United States Senate - Van Hollen, Kaine, Gillibrand Call on Senate Leadership to Support Digital News Outlets
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| June 8, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor - Cortez Masto Urges Administration to Improve Gig Workers' Access to Unemployment Benefits
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| June 2, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Democratic Leader, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Republican Leader - Heinrich, Tonko Lead Bicameral Call For Inclusion Of Clean Energy Workforce Support In COVID-19 Economic Recovery Packages
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| May 29, 2020
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Letter to Scott Dahl, Inspector General - Duckworth, Colleagues Call for Inspector General Audit of Osha's Inadequate Enforcement Amid Growing Worker Illnesses and Deaths During COVID-19 Pandemic
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| May 21, 2020
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Sanders, Warner, Jones and Blumenthal Introduce Paycheck Security Act to Keep Millions of Workers on Payrolls During Pandemic
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| May 20, 2020
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Menendez, Colleagues Blast JetBlue, Delta for Accepting Federal CARES Act Bailout Funds and Then Cutting Employees' Hours, Paychecks
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| May 19, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Wyden, Democratic Colleagues Press Trump Administration to Protect Workers From Choosing Between Health, Financial Security
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| May 14, 2020
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Letter to John Mackey, CEO Of Whole Foods - Schatz, Senators Urge Whole Foods To Stop Suppressing Unions And Intimidating Workers, Respect Right To Organize
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| May 14, 2020
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Sanders Responds to House Democrats' New Coronavirus Legislation
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| May 14, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and to the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader - Gillibrand Leads Group Of Senators To Call For Support For Postal Employees, Including 100,000 Veterans Employed By USPS
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| May 13, 2020
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Letter to Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, and Kevin McCarthy - Duckworth and Colleagues Call for Creation of New Fund to Support Essential Frontline Workers
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| May 8, 2020
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Letter to Bruce Caswell, President and Chief Executive Officer of Maximus Inc. - Booker Leads Colleagues in Pressing Federal Government's Largest Call Center Contractor on Workplace Safety Efforts During Coronavirus Pandemic
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| May 7, 2020
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Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Leader McCarthy, Leader McConnell, and Leader Schumer - Torres Small and Cunningham Lead Bipartisan Effort to Give Businesses More Flexibility to Spend PPP Funds
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| May 6, 2020
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Letter to Jeff Bezos, President, CEO of Amazon.com, Inc. - Warren, Sanders, Booker, Brown & Colleagues Call for More Information from Jeff Bezos on Amazon's Firing of Whistleblowers
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| April 30, 2020
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Letter to President Donald Trump - Baldwin, Senate Colleagues: Trump Decision to Reopen Meat Processing Facilities Without Clear Safety Standards Puts Workers, Nation's Food Supply at Risk
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| April 29, 2020
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Letter to Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor - Baldwin, Murray, Heinrich, Democrats to Scalia: Do Your Job and Protect Workers Before Reopening the Economy
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| April 28, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Merkley Leads Push for Senate Leadership to Invest in Nursing Workforce Development Programs, Including Loan Repayment
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| April 27, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury and to the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - As Second Round Of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Funds Are Made Available, Gillibrand, Colleagues Urge Administration To Ensure Small Businesses Access Emergency Relief
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| April 27, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Watson Coleman, Pocan, Carbajal, 150 Other Members of Congress Request Increased Protections for Frontline Federal Workers
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| April 27, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Release: Rep. Khanna, Sen. Warren lead letter to include Essential Workers Bill of Rights in next relief package
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| April 21, 2020
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Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Feinstein, Merkley, Blumenthal, Colleagues Push for Urgent Workforce Development Investment
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| April 18, 2020
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Sanders, Warner, Jones and Blumenthal Unveil Sweeping Policy to Guarantee Workers' Paychecks
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| April 17, 2020
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Senators Release 'Paycheck Security' Grant Proposal to Help Businesses Keep Workers on Payrolls
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| April 16, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin, of the Small Business Administration - U.S. Senators Tina Smith, John Hoeven Lead Bipartisan Push to Treasury Department, Small Business Administration to Ensure Eligibility of Rural Electric Cooperatives in Paycheck Protection Program
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| April 16, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Dept. of Education - Merkley, DeFazio, Bonamici Rebuke Administration for Unlawful Wage Garnishment
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| April 15, 2020
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Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Sec. of the Treasury, and Jovita Carranza, Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Baldwin Joins Democratic Lawmakers Calling For Trump Administration to Ensure That Minority-Owned Small Businesses Are Not Shut Out Of Funding From Paycheck Protection Program
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| April 15, 2020
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Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Baldwin Leads Call for Emergency OSHA Standard to Protect Essential Workers in COVID-19 Response Legislation
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| April 13, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. TJ Cox Leads Bipartisan Effort to Make State and Local Governments Eligible for Emergency Paid Leave Payroll Tax Credits
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| April 10, 2020
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PBS "News Hour" - Transcript: Bernie Sanders on pandemic health coverage and supporting Joe Biden
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| April 10, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Rep. Susie Lee to Leadership: Fund Community Health Centers in Next Congressional Relief Package
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| April 7, 2020
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Letter to Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor - Baldwin, Democratic Colleagues Press Trump Administration on Unemployment Benefits
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| April 7, 2020
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Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Sec. of the Treasury - U.S. Senator Tina Smith to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin: Make Sure Americans Experiencing Homelessness Get Coronavirus Relief Payments
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| March 31, 2020
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Letter to Megan Brennan, Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service - Sanders Launches Inquiry into Postal Worker Protections Against Coronavirus
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 31, 2020
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Letter to Megan Brennan, Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service - Sanders Launches Inquiry into Postal Worker Protections Against Coronavirus
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 25, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Blunt Rochester Calls for Protections for Frontline Health Care Workers
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| March 20, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Chairs DeFazio, Doggett to Corporations: Put Workers First in Economic Recovery
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| March 19, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the Dept. of Labor - Van Hollen, Hassan, Colleagues Urge Department of Labor to Provide Support for Workers Who Experience Disabilities During COVID-19 Pandemic
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| March 16, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Durbin, Duckworth, Colleagues Urge President Trump To Immediately Maximize Telework For Federal Employees
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| March 12, 2020
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Feinstein, Smith Introduce Bill to Protect Quarantined Workers From Being Fired or Punished by Employers Amid Coronavirus
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| March 10, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Labor - CORONAVIRUS: Murray, Democrats Push Scalia to Advocate for Workers, Question DOL's Absence from Task Force
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| March 4, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the United States Department of Defense - U.S. Senator Tina Smith & Democratic Senate Colleagues Defend Right of Department of Defense Civilian Workers to Engage in Collective Bargaining
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| March 2, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Labor - Kaine Calls On Trump Administration To Protect Students, Teachers, School Staff, And Workers In Face Of Novel Coronavirus
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| March 2, 2020
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Letter to Eugene Scalia, Secretary of Labor - Senator Murray, DeLauro, Blunt, Cole Question DOL on Misuse of Apprenticeship Grant Funding
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 19, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Eugene Scalia, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Labor - Van Hollen, Murray, Democrats Push Departments of Education and Labor to Withdraw Rules Allowing for Federally Sanctioned Discrimination
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 13, 2020
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PBS "NewsHour" - Transcript: Interview with Senator Bernie Sanders
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 7, 2020
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Letter to Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon - Baldwin, Brown, Sanders Demand Answers From Amazon as Work-Related Injuries Continue to Rise
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Jan. 27, 2020
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Letter to Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Rounds, King, Harris, Pingree, Keating, Bergman Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging Administration to Increase the Number of Temporary, Non-Immigrant H-2B Workers for 2020
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Jan. 22, 2020
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Senator Sanders Introduces Bill to Protect Graduate Student Workers' Right to Unionize
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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