Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., 2020 campaign has unionized, the first presidential campaign to ever do so.
The campaign approved a collective bargaining agreement last week, Roll Call reported Wednesday.
The agreement provides overtime pay to all hourly employees, healthcare benefits extended to all field organizers, a $20 hourly wage and health benefits for all interns working at the campaign’s national headquarters, 20 paid vacation days, and a cap on management compensation tied to staff salaries, among others.
Campaign staffers will be represented by United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local 400.
“We are proud of our workers and proud to uphold Bernie’s commitment to collective bargaining rights and a strong labor movement,” campaign manager Faiz Shakir said in a statement.
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