Sec. of Labor nominee backtracks on former pro-union stance

by Jorge Martinez and Lenna Peterson | Feb 19, 2025 | Business, Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Labor backpedaled her previous support for repealing right-to-work laws. Senators pressed nominee Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a former GOP congresswoman, about a pro-union bill she co-sponsored during her time in...

Sanders presses for 32-hour workweek in new bill and hearing

by Annastazia Ng'ambi | Mar 14, 2024 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is calling on Congress to press for a 32-hour workweek without any loss in pay, noting that Americans are working longer hours than people of any other wealthy nation even with the advancement of technology. “Despite these long...

Sanders and stakeholders press lawmakers to reauthorize and increase funding for the Older Americans Act

by Laeba Hafiz | Mar 12, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday called on fellow members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee to extend and increase funding for the Older American Act to meet the urgent needs of America’s senior citizens. The...

Sanders stands in solidarity with striking nurses in solo Senate field hearing

by Shravya Pant | Oct 31, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON – Hundreds of nurses at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital expressed frustration with hospital executives, staffing ratios and worker and patient safety during Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) solo Senate field hearing on Friday amidst their...

Republicans salvage NIH director nomination after Sanders’ resolute ‘no’

by Shravya Pant | Oct 25, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON – The nomination for Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, Biden’s pick to lead the National Institutes of Health, cleared the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday despite Chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) opposition after several...