Document Link: Former staffer files unfair labor practices charge against Sanders campaign

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Reported by VT Digger:

Former staffer files unfair labor practices charge against Sanders campaign
The complaint, alleges the Sanders campaign failed to notify staffers that they had a collective bargaining agreement and maintained they could be fired without “just cause” for termination — called “at-will.”

The former employee accuses the campaign of requiring employees to work more than five days a week and of not paying collective bargaining guaranteed relocation fees. In addition, the individual claims three employees were fired for joining or supporting a union. The firings were designed to discourage employees from taking advantage of the collective bargaining agreement, according to the complaint.

Promised benefits, such as housing and reimbursement for expenses, were provided to some, but not all employees.

The union that represents Sanders’ campaign staffers, the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400, “did nothing,” according to the employee, who plans to file a charge with the U.S. National Labor Relations Board against the union as well.

You can read the ten pages of complaint and complaint related documents here:

http://src.bna.com/Kbj


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