Sanders Urges Automakers to Reach ‘Fair’ Contract With UAW
By: Victoria Cavaliere; Bloomberg The three biggest US carmakers should sit down with the United Auto Workers union and “negotiate a contract that is fair to workers” in order to avoid a potential strike, US Senator Bernie Sanders said. “I very strongly support the UAW and their new leadership,” Sanders, a Vermont independent, said Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union. “I certainly hope
Sen. Sanders Addresses Issues At Packed St. Johnsbury House
By: Andrew McGregor; Caledonian Record Sen. Bernie Sanders discussed the state of the nation and its many challenges during a forum at the St. Johnsbury House Tuesday. Sanders delivered remarks to a packed house for about 15 minutes and then fielded questions for the next 45 during an event that began with a free community meal and concert. Sanders opened
Seniors share their top priorities with Sen. Bernie Sanders
By: Calvin Cutler; WCAX ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – Seniors told Vermont’s senior senator what their top priorities are for him as he represents them on Capitol Hill. Sen. Bernie Sanders stopped in St. Johnsbury Tuesday as part of a statewide listening tour where he hears from older Vermonters about the issues they face. After music and a community meal,
Bernie Sanders’ branding change
By: Anthony Adragna & Daniella Diaz; Politico Huddle BERNIE TACKLES BIPARTISANSHIP — WITH MIXED RESULTS ormer presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is, at first glance, vastly different from the current chair of the powerful Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. The independent Vermont senator knows the progressive ideas he campaigned on have no shot at becoming law right now. Rather
Expecting disaster funding proposal from Biden, Vermont’s delegation makes final plea for flood aid
President Joe Biden is expected to propose a special appropriations package in the coming days, according to U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ office. By: Sarah Mearhoff; VTDigger In anticipation that President Joe Biden will soon propose a special appropriations package to help states recover from a slew of natural disasters, Vermont’s congressional delegation is making a final plea to the White
Bernie Sanders launches Senate investigation into Amazon labor practices
By Lauren Kaori Gurley and Caroline O’Donovan; The Washington Post Sanders’s Amazon probe is the latest in a series he has launched since becoming chair of the Senate HELP Committee in January. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chair of the influential Senate committee on health, education, labor and pension, launched an investigation this week into the nation’s second-largest employer, Amazon, and
