Bernie Sanders Calls for Raising US Federal Minimum Wage to $20 an Hour
JH Kim
Summary
- Reports said Sen. Bernie Sanders argued that the US federal minimum wage should be raised to $20 an hour from $7.25.
- Sanders said Americans are struggling to make ends meet while relying on their paychecks, stressing the need for a higher federal minimum wage.
- He also called for passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act), which would strengthen the right to form unions.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders called for Congress to pass legislation raising the US federal minimum wage to $20 an hour from the current $7.25 and strengthening workers’ rights to form unions.
Cointelegraph reported on Nov. 12 that Sanders stressed the need to raise the federal minimum wage, saying Americans are struggling to make ends meet while relying on their paychecks.
He urged lifting the federal minimum wage to $20 an hour from $7.25, a $12.75 increase from the current level.
Sanders also called for passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, or PRO Act, which would strengthen workers’ rights to form unions and engage in collective bargaining.
JH Kim
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