The U.S. Senate doesn’t need another advocate for CEOs and shareholders
By Lt. Gov. John Fetterman
I live across the street from a Steelworkers union hall in Braddock, Pa., and I’ve had the privilege of traveling across this commonwealth to speak with working people and union members who show the importance of a strong labor movement. I know firsthand the power of a strong union. When I was born to two very young parents, my father worked as a union grocery worker with the UFCW in Reading, Pa., stocking shelves at the Shop-Rite. The union helped him work his way through college.
For too long, out-of-touch politicians in Washington have sold out the people on factory floors to benefit their friends in corporate boardrooms. They’ve passed bad trade deals that have sent thousands of good-paying union jobs overseas. They’ve failed to increase the minimum wage. And they’ve turned a blind eye as CEOs continue to rip off working people, fight tooth and nail to roll back the rights of workers, and blunt the power of unions.
But while workers across the country walk the picket line and organize their workplaces, they need to know that our leaders in Washington have their backs and are taking concrete actions to support them. It’s time that they stand up for the people who built this country and who keep it running. That’s the difference between my multi-millionaire opponent Dr. Oz and me. While I stand with working people, he stands with his filthy rich friends, who happen to run the companies ripping off working people. He doesn’t think that our embarrassingly low minimum wage needs to be increased. And he certainly wouldn’t want to dent the bonuses of his CEO pals and shareholder buddies.
To truly support working people, our leaders in Washington must pass the PRO Act. And we must meet the reality of an increased cost of living by raising the minimum wage to at least $15 an hour.
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