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May 10, 2018

Sen. Bernie Sanders' Workplace Democracy Act Would Strengthen Unions
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Back in the United States, Vermont independent Senator Bernie Sanders
has introduced a bill that would repeal anti-union "right-to-work" laws,
while streamlining union elections and requiring employers to negotiate
in good faith. The Workplace Democracy Act would also crack down on
employers who punish employees for organizing unions. This is Jose
Ramirez, an Illinois truck driver who says he was fired from his job at
XPO Logistics over his union organizing.

Jose Ramirez: "In October 2016, my co-workers and I decided we needed a
voice and respect on our job. We organized with the help of the
Teamsters union and won our election. But XPO, one of the world's
largest logistics companies, still refuses, a year and a half later, to
recognize our union and negotiate a contract. Now, XPO has fired me to
scare and intimidate my co-workers. We played by the rules. XPO didn't."



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