| Oct. 24, 2024
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NEWS: Sanders, Peters, Durbin, Stabenow, Duckworth, and 18 Fellow Senators Demand Stellantis Keep Its Promises to Autoworkers
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Nov. 14, 2023
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Chairman Sanders Leads HELP Committee Hearing on Labor Movement Resurgence and the Fight Against Corporate Greed
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Oct. 30, 2023
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NEWS: New GAO Report Finds Pandemic Assistance Helped Reduce Credit Card Debt for America's Working Class for First Time in Over a Decade
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Oct. 26, 2023
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NEWS: Sanders Asks Hospital Executives to Reconsider Decision Not to Testify at Senate HELP Committee Field Hearing in New Jersey on America's Nursing Crisis
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Oct. 12, 2023
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MEDIA ADVISORY: As Nurses Strike for Safer Working Conditions at Hospitals, Sanders to Hold Senate HELP Committee Field Hearing in New Jersey on America's Nursing Crisis
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Oct. 5, 2023
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NEWS: Sanders Sends Letter to Federal Call Center Contractor on Worker Demands for Better Pay
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 19, 2023
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Senator Warren, Rep. Balint, and Lawmakers Urge FTC and DOJ to Finalize Merger Guidelines, Strengthen Antitrust Enforcement to Protect Consumers
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Rep. Becca Balint
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| Sept. 17, 2023
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Interview With Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 15, 2023
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Baldwin, Sanders, Wyden Lead Colleagues Pushing Biden Administration to Continue Strengthening Protections Against "Junk" Insurance Plans
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 22, 2023
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NEWS: Sanders Stands in Solidarity with Nearly 2,000 Nurses on Strike at One of New Jersey's Biggest Hospitals
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 25, 2023
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NEWS: Sanders, Scott, 29 Democratic Senators, Introduce Legislation to Raise the Minimum Wage to $17 by 2028, Benefitting Nearly 28 Million Workers Across America
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 19, 2023
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NEWS: In Letter to Teamsters, 28 Senate Democrats Commit to Not Intervene in Case of UPS Workers Strike
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| June 20, 2023
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NEWS: Chairman Sanders Opens Sweeping Investigation into Amazon Warehouse Safety and Calls for Amazon Workers to Share Their Stories
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| May 30, 2023
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NEWS: Ahead of HELP Hearing, Sanders and Murray Release Report on Worsening Child Care Crisis, Imminent Funding Cliff
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| May 17, 2023
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NEWS: Sanders, DeLauro, 122 Colleagues in the House and Senate Introduce Legislation that Would Finally Guarantee Paid Sick Leave to Workers in America
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| May 1, 2023
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Make Announcement on Federal Minimum Wage
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| April 13, 2023
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders, NDWA, SEIU to Hold Town Hall on the Child and Home Care Worker Crisis in America
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 29, 2023
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PREPARED REMARKS: Chairman Sanders Questions Howard Schultz in HELP Committee Hearing and Calls on Starbucks to End the Illegal Union Busting
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 15, 2023
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NEWS: Sanders Statement on Starbucks CEO Refusal to Testify
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 15, 2023
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NEWS: Sanders Statement on Starbucks CEO Refusal to Testify
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 15, 2023
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NEWS: Moderna CEO Agrees to Testify in Senate HELP Committee
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 9, 2023
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NEWS: Sanders Demands Paid Sick Days for Rail Workers
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 8, 2023
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Letter to Railroad Company CEOs - NEWS: Sanders Demands Paid Sick Days for Rail Workers
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 8, 2023
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Letter Railroad Company CEOs - NEWS: Sanders Demands Paid Sick Days for Rail Workers
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 7, 2023
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Letter to Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks - NEWS: Chairman Sanders and All Democratic Members of HELP Committee Invite Starbucks CEO to Testify at Hearing on Company's Labor Practices
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 5, 2023
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Letter to Michelle Korsmo, President and CEO of the National Restaurant Association - Senators Warren, Sanders, Murray Push National Restaurant Association for Answers Following Bombshell Report of Misuse of Food Safety Training Funds
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Feb. 1, 2023
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Letter to Charles Barber, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, National Science Foundation - Senators Baldwin, Feinstein Call on National Science Foundation to Better Assess LGBTQI+ Representation in STEM
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Jan. 24, 2023
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Letter to Stephane Bancel, CEO of Moderna - Senators Warren, Welch Raise Concerns over Moderna's Planned COVID-19 Vaccine Price Hike
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Jan. 18, 2023
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NEWS: In New Letter, Sanders Calls on CEO Howard Schultz to End Starbucks' "Ruthless Union Busting Campaign" Against Own Workers
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Oct. 14, 2022
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Letter to Bernard de Saint-Affrique, CEO of Danone, Shane Grant, CEO of Danone North America - Welch, Pingree, Kuster, and Golden Urge Danone to Fulfill Commitment to Northeast Organic Dairy Farms
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Oct. 4, 2022
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Durbin, Welch Statement On Federal Reserve's New Rule To Ensure Debit Card Competition
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Oct. 4, 2022
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Letter to Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, Mellody Hobson, Chair of the Starbucks Board of Directors - Markey, Warren, Sanders, Blumenthal Blast Starbucks for Brazen, Illegal Union-busting Campaign
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 19, 2022
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Reps. Welch and Gooden Introduce Bipartisan Credit Card Competition Act
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Sept. 19, 2022
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Letter to Jor-El Godsey, President of Heartbeat International - Markey Joins Warren, Colleagues in Demanding Answers From Heartbeat International About the Collection -- and Potential Disclosure -- of Reproductive Health Information
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Sept. 4, 2022
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Tweet - "What recent union victories show is that working class Americans are sick and tired of being exploited by large corporations. This Labor Day, let us stand together in the fight for justice."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Sept. 2, 2022
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Letter to Jeffrey Schwartz, Managing Partner and CEO of Corbel Capital Partners - NEWS: Sanders, Colleagues Call on Corbel CEO Jeffrey Schwartz to Provide Severance Pay for Laid-Off LandAir Workers
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Aug. 25, 2022
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Tweet - "If Howard Schultz, the Starbucks CEO, who is worth $4 billion can afford a $145 million, 254-foot super yacht with a helicopter pad, you know what? He can afford to negotiate a fair first contract with Starbucks workers who voted to form a union in over 230 locations in America."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Aug. 10, 2022
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Letter to Isabel Guzman, Administrator of the Small Business Administration - Cortez Masto Calls on Administration to Release Unspent COVID Relief Funds to Restaurants
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Aug. 6, 2022
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Tweet - "The country's biggest railroad companies made over $20 billion in profits last year, while rail workers haven't seen a wage increase since 2019 and are currently without a contract. These workers deserve a fair contract and they deserve it NOW."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 22, 2022
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Tweet - "A worker today would need to make nearly 3 times the minimum wage in order to afford an average one-bedroom apartment. That makes no sense to me, nor do I think it makes sense to the American people."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 21, 2022
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Tweet - "The function of a rational health care system is to provide quality care to all in a cost-effective way, not make billionaires like Jeff Bezos even richer. At a time of growing concentration of ownership, the Justice Department must deny Amazon's acquisition of One Medical."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 20, 2022
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Tweet - "A worker today earning the federal minimum wage makes $1,257 a month. The median rent for an apartment today is $1,362 a month. Addressing the needs of the American people is not radical. What's radical is doing nothing while families struggle."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 19, 2022
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Manchin, Bipartisan Senators Urge Small Business Administration to Process Remaining COVID Loan Applications
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 15, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Isabella Casillas Guzman, Administrator of the US Small Business Administration - Baldwin Joins Bipartisan Group of Senators Urging SBA to Process All Eligible COVID EIDL Applications
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| July 15, 2022
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NEWS: Sanders Opposes All Blank Checks to Chip Companies
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 12, 2022
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Tweet - "On #PrimeDay, let's not forget. Amazon blamed "inflation" on a 17% price hike in a Prime membership after its profits soared 450% since the pandemic to a record $38 billion while avoiding $5 billion in taxes, spending $4 million on union busting & denying workers paid sick leave."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 10, 2022
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Tweet - "Cherry Garcia. Phish Food. Chunky Monkey. Super Fudge Chunk. Ben & Jerry not only revolutionized the world of ice cream, but they also showed the world what a progressive and community-minded business could look like."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 8, 2022
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Tweet - "Average hourly wages for American workers have remained nearly flat since 1960, while home prices have almost TRIPLED over the same time period. It's no wonder that nearly half of all Americans today spend at least 30% of their income on housing. Obscene."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| July 6, 2022
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Letter to Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission - Protect Data Privacy of People Seeking Reproductive Health Care
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| June 18, 2022
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Tweet - "Last year, 3 of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in America -- Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and AbbVie -- increased their profits by 90 percent to $54 billion -- while half of the new brand name drugs now cost over $180,000. Obscene."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| June 1, 2022
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Pressley, Markey, Warren, Colleagues Demand App-Based Delivery Companies Prioritize Driver Safety Following Worker Deaths
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| May 19, 2022
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Letter to Joe Bae, Co-CEO of KKR & Co. Inc. - Murray, Warren, Wyden, Sanders Blast Private Equity Giant KKR for Grossly Substandard Care and Unsafe Living Conditions in Group Homes for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| May 4, 2022
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Letter to J. Blanton, Architect of the Capitol, Gary Green, CEO of Compass Group, Joe Sargis, CFO of Restaurant Associates - Padilla Joins Efforts to Support Senate Cafeteria Workers and Ensure Contract Leads to Collective Bargaining Agreement
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| April 24, 2022
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Tweet - "At a time when many workers feel like cogs in a machine, Vermonters should be proud that at places like Switchback Brewing Company our state is helping to lead the country toward alternatives to corporate ownership."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| April 21, 2022
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Letter to Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Brown, Murray, Colleagues, Urge Investigation of Training Repayment Agreements Saddling Workers With Debt
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| April 15, 2022
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Letter to Alfred Kelly, Chair and CEO of Visa, Michael Miebach, CEO of Mastercard - Sen. Marshall Urges Visa and Mastercard to Call Off Planned Swipe Fee Increases On Vulnerable American Families and Businesses
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| April 7, 2022
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NEWS: Rep. Jamaal Bowman Introduces The Ending Corporate Greed Act alongside Senator Bernie Sanders
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| April 4, 2022
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Tweet - "If you think that the recent union victories at Amazon and Starbucks are an aberration, you would be sorely mistaken. I'm on the Senate floor to talk about how workers are standing together and fighting back all over the country."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 25, 2022
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Sanders Introduces Legislation to Reinstate the WWII Windfall Profit Tax to Combat Rising Inequality, Inflation, and Corporate Profiteering
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 20, 2022
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Tweet - "Corporate greed is Amazon increasing its profits by 75% last year to a record $35 billion, denying workers a $3 raise, illegally underpaying drivers and blaming a $20 price hike in a Prime membership on "inflation" while Jeff Bezos became $81 billion richer during the pandemic."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 17, 2022
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Tweet - "Wendy's increased its net income by 70%, pays its CEO 532X more than its median worker & is spending $100 million on stock buybacks. Now it's blaming the rising price of a Frosty on inflation? No. The problem isn't the Wendy's worker who got a 50 cent raise. It's corporate greed."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 16, 2022
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Tweet - "If Jeff Bezos can afford a $500 million yacht, a $23 million mansion with 25 bathrooms and a rocket ship to blast a comedian to outer space, you know what? Amazon can afford to give its employees a $3 raise. I stand in strong solidarity with the Amazon workers walkout."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 11, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives - Reed Discusses Replenishing the Restaurant Revitalization Fund
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| March 10, 2022
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Tweet - "I'm delighted to see an agreement reached so that the MLB season can start. But we must prevent the greed of baseball's oligarchs from destroying the game. The best way to do that is to end MLB's antitrust exemption and I will be introducing legislation to do just that."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| March 9, 2022
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Tweet - "This is oligarchy. This is greed. This is callousness. Last year, over 2 million people worldwide died of hunger. At the same time, the world's 2,755 billionaires saw their wealth go up by $5 trillion -- from $8.6 trillion to $13.8 trillion. This is why we need a tax on wealth."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 25, 2022
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Letter to Richard Glick, Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Senators Urge FERC to Stop Utility Companies from Making Captive Ratepayers Foot the Bill for Polluter Lobbying
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 16, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General Antitrust Division U.S. Department of Justice - REP. MONDAIRE JONES AND SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN LEAD COLLEAGUES IN SLAMMING PROPOSED SANDERSON-WAYNE POULTRY MERGER AND CALL ON DOJ TO TAKE ACTION AS AMERICANS FACE SOARING POULTRY PRICES
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 12, 2022
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Tweet - "Corporate greed is Kroger giving its CEO a 296% pay raise over the past decade, increasing profits by 23.5% in 2021, seeing its stock price jump 36% in the past year and spending $1.5 billion on stock buybacks and dividends, while 44% of Kroger workers can't afford rent."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Feb. 9, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States, Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Kaine Joins Senate Colleagues in Push to Reinstate COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick and Family Leave
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 8, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States, Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader, Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Following The 29th Anniversary Of FMLA, Gillibrand Leads Senate Colleagues In Push To Reinstate Covid-19 Emergency Paid Sick And Family Leave
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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| Feb. 2, 2022
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Tweet - "Call me a radical, but I happen to believe that a job should lift workers out of poverty -- not keep them in it."
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Jan. 26, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - Lofgren, Panetta, Costa & Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Biden Admin to Take Further Action to Ease Supply Chain Problems, Allow American Farmers to Fairly Compete Globally
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Jan. 24, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America - Costa calls on Biden to take further action on supply chain crisis
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Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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| Jan. 14, 2022
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Sanders and Colleagues Demand Major Wall Street Firm Back Striking Alabama Miners
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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| Jan. 13, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States and Hon. Martin Walsh, Secretary of Labor - Brown, Colleagues Call on Biden Administration to Continue and Make Permanent OSHA's Emergency COVID-19 Protections for Health Care Workers
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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