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Uncle Joe

(58,112 posts)
Sun Oct 17, 2021, 02:59 PM Oct 2021

Sen. Bernie Sanders backs John Deere strike, citing CEO salary up 160% during pandemic



DAVENPORT, Iowa — Senator Bernie Sanders, the unofficial leader of the progressive movement, has released a statement of support for 10,000 union workers at John Deere now on strike. Union members are demanding higher pay after the company reported a jump in profits, and executive salaries increased during the pandemic. Supporters say workers on the factories deserve a slice of the profit after staying on the job during the outbreak of COVID-19.

In his statement, Sen. Sanders said:

I’m proud to stand in solidarity with the more than 10,000 John Deere workers now on strike who are fighting for decent wages, pensions and retirement health care benefits. At a time when profits at John Deere are skyrocketing, and when the CEO's salary has exploded by 160 percent since the start of the pandemic, the workers there are entitled to be treated with respect and dignity. I applaud the UAW members on strike for their courage and determination, and join them in demanding that the company offer them a contract which is fair.

Union members rejected an offer from the company last weekend by a 9 to 1 margin. John Deere is just one of several companies across the country now facing walkouts as workers demand more pay for their work during the country's public health emergency.

https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/sen-bernie-sanders-backs-john-deere-strike-citing-ceo-salary-up-160-during-pandemic




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Sen. Bernie Sanders backs John Deere strike, citing CEO salary up 160% during pandemic (Original Post) Uncle Joe Oct 2021 OP
Good for Sanders. FoxNewsSucks Oct 2021 #1
160%? multigraincracker Oct 2021 #2

FoxNewsSucks

(10,378 posts)
1. Good for Sanders.
Sun Oct 17, 2021, 03:02 PM
Oct 2021

And as outrageous as that 160% raise, it seems to have been forgotten that Jeff Bezos could give every one of his employees $100k and STILL have more money left than he had at the start of the pandemic. That's even more outrageous, and those are definitely not the only two examples.


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