Biden Campaign Organizers Ratify Union Contract
Source: Huffington Post
Field organizers for Vice President Joe Bidens presidential campaign ratified a union contract that will give them a $15-an-hour minimum wage, overtime pay and a grievance process. They will also receive a 100% employer contribution for medical and vision coverage. The new contract covers about 100 members of the Biden campaign at the moment.
Bidens campaign had previously reached an agreement with its organizers in Iowa, the first state to vote in the Democratic presidential primary. The new agreement covers all of the campaigns organizers throughout the country. The organizers will be members of the Cedar Rapids-based Teamsters Local 238.
For the first time in history, the campaign staff for a presumptive nominee of a major political party will be covered under a union agreement, said Jesse Case, the unions secretary-treasurer. We are pleased to announce that Biden for President field organizers, represented by Teamsters Local 238, have ratified a collective bargaining agreement effective May 1.
Biden, a self-described union guy, has long said he would support a staff union. He has released plans to make it easier for workers to organize and has earned the endorsement of the International Association of Firefighters, both major teachers unions, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union and other major labor groups.
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We are proud that our campaign continues to live out the values that have defined Vice President Bidens career, said Maju Varghese, the campaigns chief operating officer.
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(26,319 posts)A good union that is run well can be a huge asset for a company after all in a number of ways....granted there are some unions that mess up and make mistakes like the bakers union with Hostess but overall a well run union is a good thing for everyone.