....and several months later
Warren for President
For Immediate Release: Saturday, September 28, 2019
Warren Campaign and IBEW 2320 Reach CBA Agreement
Charlestown,
MA — The
Elizabeth Warren for President Campaign and IBEW 2320 reached a
tentative collective bargaining agreement on Friday evening. The union
negotiators will recommend that the union ratify the contract this week.
“I’m
proud that my campaign has reached an equitable agreement with IBEW
2320 and I’m grateful to the bargaining teams for getting us there,”
said
Elizabeth
Warren. “Every
worker who wants to join a union, bargain collectively, and make their
voice heard should have a chance to do so. IBEW has long fought for the
dignity of working people, and we’re proud to be part of that
tradition.”
“The
members of the IBEW 2320 Bargaining team representing workers from the
Warren campaign are pleased to announce, we have reached a tentative
agreement with the campaign,”
said Steve
Soule, Business Manager of IBEW Local 2320. “This
revolutionary
contract
brings
together
shared
values
and most
importantly fair treatment for campaign workers. Throughout the
negotiation we focused on wages, benefits and working conditions which
are the hallmark for every working person in the United States today.
We were pleased to find a partner at the table that recognized those
key issues. We will move for a ratification vote early in the upcoming
week, again I want to thank the members of the bargaining team for
their dedication to this process.
Details of the agreement are as follows:
The
base compensation for organizers on the campaign is $4,175 a month.
This includes a base travel stipend and a monthly cell phone stipend,
that all members of the union will also receive. Organizers will work
60 hours a week with a guarantee of one day off per week. They will
have 15 paid vacation days and paid holidays. Health care benefits
remain as they have been for the entire campaign: the campaign pays 100
percent of health care.
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Bernie 2020
March 15, 2019
Contact:
Sarah Ford
Arianna Jones
NEWS: Bernie 2020 is First Presidential Campaign in History to
Unionize
WASHINGTON -- Bernie 2020 announced today that it will be the first
major party presidential campaign in history to have a unionized
workforce. In the past week, a majority of the campaign’s bargaining
unit employees designated the United Food and Commercial Workers Local
400 to represent them as their exclusive bargaining representative.
“Bernie Sanders is the most pro-union candidate in the field, he’ll be
the most pro-union president in the White House and we’re honored that
his campaign will be the first to have a unionized workforce,” said
Campaign Manager Faiz Shakir.
The campaign recognized a card check system to indicate support for the
union and did not require an election. This is the model Sen. Sanders
has advocated for decades to be applied to unionizing efforts
everywhere.
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Bernie
2020
May 8, 2019
NEWS:
Bernie 2020 Ratifies First Presidential Campaign Union Contract
WASHINGTON -- Bernie 2020 announced
today that the bargaining unit of the campaign has reached an agreement
with management and ratified the first union contract for a
presidential campaign in U.S. history. The move comes a day after the
campaign unveiled
sweeping new guidelines to
combat sexual misconduct and discrimination and just two months after a
majority of the campaign’s bargaining unit employees designated the
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400 to represent them
as their exclusive bargaining representative.
“We are proud of our workers and proud to uphold Bernie's commitment to
collective bargaining rights and a strong labor movement,” said Faiz
Shakir, campaign manager. “Together, we have achieved some of the
strongest standards for campaign workers in history and set the bar
higher for the next generation of campaigners. When Bernie Sanders is
in the White House, he will make it easier not harder to join
a union and we look forward to running a campaign powered by union
workers.”
The contract sets unprecedented standards for campaign workers,
including:
- Pay transparency and a pay equity
review process for employees that protects their right to request a
review without discrimination, discipline, or being discharged by
management
- Clearly defined wage scale with
opportunity to earn performance raises
- Broad coverage for mental health care
services
- Safe, adequate standards for supporter
housing and field offices
- An expedient, pro-worker grievance and
arbitration process
- Robust anti-discrimination policy and
comprehensive protections for immigrant and transgender workers
- Labor committees of union members to
address ongoing working conditions and other issues with management
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