Sanders has made standing up for workers a central theme of his presidential campaigns – this year marching with McDonald’s employees seeking higher wages, pressing Walmart shareholders to pay workers more and showing solidarity with university personnel on strike. The independent from Vermont has proudly touted his campaign as the first presidential effort to unionize its employees.

…Unionized campaign organizers working for Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential effort are battling with its management, arguing that the compensation and treatment they are receiving does not meet the standards Sanders espouses in his rhetoric, according to internal communications.

Campaign field hires have demanded an annual salary they say would be equivalent to a $15-an-hour wage, which Sanders for years has said should be the federal minimum.

…In a draft letter the union earlier had prepared to send Shakir as soon as this week, the union said that the field organizers “cannot be expected to build the largest grassroots organizing program in American history while making poverty wages. Given our campaign’s commitment to fighting for a living wage of at least $15.00 an hour, we believe it is only fair that the campaign would carry through this commitment to its own field team.”

…Field organizers are the lowest caste in politics apart from unpaid volunteers – often people in their 20s who uproot themselves and move to far-flung parts of the country to work long hours and gain campaign experience in high-stress environments.

…A review of emails, instant messages and other documents obtained by The Washington Post show that the conflict dates back to at least May and remains unresolved.

Bernie Sanders campaign workers unionize, demand his promised $15-an-hour – al.com

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