David Zuckerman on Jobs

	David Zuckerman on Jobs

Right to work laws harm union and non-union workers

Q: Support "right- to-work" laws, eliminating unions' ability to mandate dues for workers they represent?

David Zuckerman: No. Such laws "harm union and non-union workers by depressing union membership and limiting [their] effectiveness."

Phil Scott: Mixed. Has supported a right-to-work law and vetoed a family medical leave bill. But has also supported teachers' right to strike.

Source: CampusElect survey on 2020 Vermont Gubernatorial race , Nov 3, 2020

$15 minimum wage then tie it to inflation

Thinks the state should implement stepped increases above inflation to get to a $15 an hour minimum wage over the next few years.
Once the state hits $15, believes wage increases should be tied to inflation.
Brenda Siegel
Supports a "true livable wage," above $15, in the $22 range.
Scott Milne
Doesn't think there should be a government-mandated $15 minimum wage, but thinks Vermonters should have access to wages at $15 an hour or above through organic economic growth.
Rebecca Holcombe
Supports instituting a $15 minimum wage over the next few years, in tandem with working to bring down the costs of benefits such as health care and child care.
Phil Scott
Believes the current status quo--tying increases to the minimum wage to the cost of living--should remain as is.

Source: VT Digger on 2020 Vermont Gubernatorial race , Jul 30, 2020

Raise minimum wage to $15/hr; plus paid family leave

We must raise the minimum wage and pass paid family leave. Imagine how much easier it would have been to proactively tackle the Covid-19 pandemic in Vermont had we had such a program in place. Ensuring that the minimum wage keeps pace with the cost of living and that all Vermont families can use paid family leave will help those working full time have the resources to meet their and their family's needs. We support a minimum wage of $15 an hour. Source: 2020 Vermont governor campaign website ZuckermanForVT.com , Apr 3, 2020

Increasing minimum wage will lift workers out of poverty

It's time for political leaders to stop squeezing those at the bottom by misguidedly relying on failed, wealthy-friendly economic policies and present solutions that will actually lift hard-working Vermonters out of poverty. Increasing the minimum wage is one way to do just that. Recent studies have listed benefits to raising wages including an increase in consumer spending, decrease in suicide, higher worker productivity, reduction in employee turnover, and reduction in poverty rates. Source: OpEd in Bennington Banner on 2020 Vermont Gubernatorial race , Feb 23, 2020

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