Senate Budget Hearing on Income Inequality and the Right to Unionize
The Senate Budget Committee held a hearing on income inequality and the decline of union influence. Chair Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spoke about the… read more
The Senate Budget Committee held a hearing on income inequality and the decline of union influence. Chair Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spoke about the growing wage gap between the nation’s wealthiest and the poor and middle class. He also announced new legislation to tax CEO compensation. Former Clinton administration Labor Secretary Robert Reich and other economic policy experts testified about addressing income inequality. Also testifying was an Amazon employee from Bessemer, Alabama, who was part of an effort to unionize workers at a fulfillment center there. close
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