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Labor and workers rights
Note: This page is a reproduction of the Hillary for America policy proposal on labor and workers rights.
Labor unions helped build Americas middle class, and organized labor remains critical to fulfilling Americas basic bargain: If you work hard and do your part, you should be able to get ahead and stay ahead. We need to strengthen and protect Americas workforce.
As president, Hillary will:
Invest in good-paying jobs. In her first 100 days as president, Hillary will work with both parties to make bold investments in infrastructure, manufacturing, research and technology, clean energy, and small businesses. This will create millions of good-paying jobs, including for labor and other hard-working Americans across the country.
Restore collective bargaining rights for unions and defend against partisan attacks on workers rights. Hillary was an original co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act. Hillary will fight to strengthen the labor movement and to protect worker bargaining power. She will continue to stand up against attacks on collective bargaining and work to strengthen workers voices.
Prevent countries like China from abusing global trade rules, and reject trade agreements, like the TPP, that dont meet high standards. Hillary will strengthen American trade enforcement so we stand up to foreign countries that arent playing by the ruleslike China is doing right now with steel, and fight for American workers. She will say no to trade deals, like the Trans-Pacific Partnership, that do not meet her high standard of raising wages, creating good-paying jobs, and enhancing our national security.
Raise the minimum wage and strengthen overtime rules. No one working full time should be forced to raise their child in poverty. Hillary believes the minimum wage should be a living wage, and she will work to get to a $15 minimum wage over time, with appropriate variations for regions with a higher cost of living. Shes been a strong supporter of the Fight for $15, and she also supports the Obama administrations expansion of overtime rules to millions more workers.
Invest in high-quality training, apprenticeships, and skill-building for workers.
Encourage companies to invest in workers. Hillary will reward companies that share profits and invest in their workers. She will crack down on companies that move profits overseas to avoid paying U.S. taxes and she will make companies that export jobs give back the tax breaks theyve received in America.
Protect workers from exploitation, including employer misclassification, wage theft, and other forms of exploitation.
Ensure policies meet the challenges families face in the 21st century economy.Hillary will fight for equal pay for women and guarantee paid leave, two changes that are long overdue. And she will provide relief from the rising costs of necessities like child care and housing.
Protect retirement security. After working hard for decades, Americans deserve a secure and comfortable retirement. Hillary will fight to protect retirement security, enhancenot privatizeSocial Security, and push back against any efforts to undermine retirement benefits.
https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/labor/
Voltaire2
(13,009 posts)Tavarious Jackson
(1,595 posts)ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)"Phrased in a more progressive way"
George II
(67,782 posts)....policy for decades, maybe going back to FDR.
You're not interested in labor and workers' rights?
betsuni
(25,467 posts)Obviously.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)ismnotwasm
(41,976 posts)What a mess we are in.
betsuni
(25,467 posts)lunamagica
(9,967 posts)TexasTowelie
(112,124 posts)StevieM
(10,500 posts)HRC was the one who was making concrete policy proposals. Trump won because that entire election revolved around a phony scandal about an email server.
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)long ago, I read an article that broke down the amount of coverage that cable news media devoted to HC's non-scandals versus her platform. Now guess which of those two things won out.
c-rational
(2,590 posts)Cha
(297,154 posts)us how Hillary had this covered, Tavarious.
oasis
(49,376 posts)by the MSM. They were occupied with everything but "kitchen table issues".
radical noodle
(8,000 posts)Great reminder!
brer cat
(24,559 posts)ehrnst
(32,640 posts)What we could have had....
mcar
(42,302 posts)Remember, her campaign had no ideas, it was devoid of policy, she just ran on "I'm better than Trump."
Besides, HRC is a corporatist, turd way, DLC conservadem. She couldn't possibly have liberal policies.
Also, how dare she, in 2016, steal Sen Sanders' 2018 plan?
Gothmog
(145,130 posts)NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)I can't believe anyone is objecting to posting about a very good labor policy, just because it's Hillary Clinton's. As well as the Democratic Party's, historically. Thanks, Tavarious, for the reminder. Clearly it was needed.