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Bernie Sanders: “We need to pass the Pro act so that workers can organize the…”

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

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Bernie Sanders Addresses the Democratic National Convention

Published | Video Starts at 10:50

We need to join the rest of the industrialized world and guarantee health care to all people as a human right, not a privilege. We need. We need to raise the minimum wage to a living wage. We need to pass the Pro act so that workers can organize the union and gain the decent pay and benefits they deserve. We need to strengthen public education, raise teachers salaries, and make sure that every American, regardless of income, receives the higher education he or she needs. (10:50–11:04)

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Asserts that passing the Pro Act is necessary for workers to unionize and receive fair compensation.

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