Bernie 2020 field organizers say they make a salary of $36,000 annually but work 60 hours per week, which is an average of $13 per hour.
Amid a pay war within his own 2020 presidential campaign, Bernie Sanders will limit the amount of time his organizers can work to guarantee that no one is making less than $15 per hour — a wage the senator has demanded should be the federal minimum.that some members of Sanders' campaign have been lobbying to raise their wages. Field organizers say they make a salary of $36,000 annually but work 60 hours per week, which is an average of $13 per hour.
"We look forward to continuing those discussions and obviously are disappointed that some individuals decided to damage the integrity of these efforts before they were concluded," Shakir said."As these discussions continue, we are limiting hours so no employee is receiving less than $15 for any hours worked."
Sen. Bernie Sanders pauses during a rally in front of the Capitol April 26, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Activists and low-wage workers gathered on Capitol Hill to rally for a $15 minimum and rights to form unions. Sanders has been under fire as employees of his 2020 campaign say they are getting paid less than $15 per hour, the amount he's demanded be the federal minimum wage.After the failed renegotiation, campaign organizers began messaging Shakir on Slack with appeals for higher pay.
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