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Bernie Sanders: “Raise the federal minimum wage to a living wage at least 20…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Published | Video Starts at 05:58

And then when we go forward and we pass legislation, we've got to understand there are millions of people out there, maybe you, working for starvation wages. So what we've got to do is Raise the federal minimum wage to a living wage at least 20 bucks an hour. maybe higher, and make it easier for workers to join unions. You want to join unions? You have the constitutional right and your boss can't stop you. (05:58–06:03)

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