Survey of 2020 Presidential campaign websites: on Jobs
Gloria La Riva:
Close wage gap; end gender division of labor
Stop the attack on women's reproductive rights and defend Roe v. Wade. Women must have the fundamental right to choose & control their own bodies.
Women still earn 22 percent less than men, and the gap is even more severe for Black and Latina women. Close the wage gap and end the gender division of labor.
Source: 2020 Presidential campaign website LaRiva2020.org
Aug 15, 2020
Rocky De La Fuente:
Government can't create jobs, but can influence economy
The government cannot create jobs, but it can influence the economic environment. We need to rebalance the relationship between regulation, taxation, and economic expansion so that the private sector can create new jobs and attract old ones that have
since migrated overseas. Congress and the President should push for federal legislation to repair and replace infrastructure. Massive infrastructure projects would create tremendous job growth throughout the nation.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website rocky101.com
Mar 4, 2020
Mike Bloomberg:
Raise minimum wage; pay Earned Income Tax Credit monthly
Mike's plan will enhance the Earned Income Tax Credit, pay it monthly and pay more where it's most needed. Mike will also increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, linked to growth in earnings, and ensure affordable child care,
paid family leave and the right to sue employers for harassment and discrimination. And his plan will grant all workers--including gig, contract and franchise employees--the right to organize and bargain collectively.
Source: 2020 Presidential campaign website MikeBloomberg.com
Jan 20, 2020
Tom Steyer:
Most people are denied a fair paycheck, while CEOs get rich
The Right to a Living Wage: America has always strived to be a nation where everyone can rise as far as their potential will take them.Over the last forty years, I've seen America digress and move away from the forward momentum of progress
that we had collectively achieved as a nation. Today, our economy booms but the average budget tightens.
Most people are denied a fair paycheck and the life of dignity it provides. We've gone from a place where workers were considered part
of the company, to where workers are considered a cost to the company.
In 1978, CEO pay was roughly 30 times that of typical worker salaries in the United States. These days? It's 271 times. This is wrong--pure and simple. Every
American must be guaranteed a living wage, because economic fairness is essential to the freedom to pursue opportunity. No one should be forced to work three jobs just to survive, and no one should see their raise eaten up by the rising cost of living.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website, TomSteyer.com
Jul 8, 2019
Tom Steyer:
Corporations hold down wages; unions get fair return
Americans value freedom--and real freedom requires an economy that works for everyone. Freedom means being able to make a living and have time for a life--time to take a loved one to the doctor, attend a parent/teacher conference, spend time with
family, and retire in dignity.But our economy is dangerously out of balance. The wealthy and big corporations have rigged the rules so they profit at the expense of hard-working Americans. They hold down wages, take away our right to join together
in union, and take advantage of favorable tax laws while working American families struggle just to put food on their tables. It's simple: when all the money goes to the wealthy few, working families struggle to get by.
NextGen America is working to make sure that everyone gets a fair shake, so we all have the freedom to join together in union and negotiate for a fair return on our work, affordable health care, and a fair tax code.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website, NextGenAmerica.org
Jul 4, 2019
Joe Sestak:
Top priority is quality jobs with fair wages
There is no task more important for policymakers than ensuring that all Americans can find quality jobs with fair wages. As President, I promise to do everything in my power to make certain the United States will be able to compete in an increasingly
globalized world. I will always be committed to building a world-class infrastructure, educating and training (and re-training) American workers, securing for small businesses the tools and funding they need to succeed, developing new green industries,
and reinvigorating the manufacturing base of our economy.Priorities:- Rebuilding America's crumbling infrastructure.
- Supporting small businesses as the primary engine of economic growth.
- Investing in American manufacturing.
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Developing new sustainable industries to fight climate change.
- Educating workers for the jobs of the future with a national commitment to workforce "Training for a Lifetime."
- Establishing fair trade deals with foreign countries.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website JoeSestak.com
Jun 23, 2019
Joe Sestak:
Supports Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
I have been particularly focused on supporting women in the workplace and women entrepreneurs. I co-sponsored and voted for both the Paycheck Fairness Act and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. As Vice Chair of the Small Business Committee,
I introduced and passed in the House the Small Business Entrepreneurial Development Programs Act, which strengthened the SBA grant program for small business development centers to help the
30% of small businesses which are owned by women. I also co-sponsored legislation ending barriers to healthcare encountered by women veterans by developing a comprehensive plan to better
address their needs and also require better training for medical professionals to understand female veterans' unique needs.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website JoeSestak.com
Jun 23, 2019
Howie Hawkins:
Guaranteed jobs; guaranteed income above poverty
A VOTE FOR THE GREEN TICKET IS A VOTE FOR:AN ECONOMIC BILL OF RIGHTS- A Job Guarantee
- A Guaranteed Income Above Poverty
- Homes for All through Public Housing and Universal Rent Control
- Medicare for All
- Free Public Education from Pre-K
Child Care through College
JUSTICE- Appoint Public Defenders to the Federal Judiciary
- Fully Fund the Legal Services Corporation
- Empower Racially Oppressed Communities and Disempower Institutional Racism
- Open Borders--Fair Trade
Zones with Free Travel for Work, Shopping, and Recreation
- Legalization of Undocumented Immigrants with a Timely Path to Citizenship
- Abolish Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
and Replace with a New Agency Committed to Open Borders Administration
PEACE- No First Strike
- Nukes Off Hair-Trigger Alert
- Negotiations Toward Complete Nuclear Disarmament
- Deep Cuts in Military Spending on the order of 50%
Source: 2020 Presidential Campaign website HowieHawkins.us
May 19, 2019
Bill de Blasio:
$500 million initiative to create 100,000 jobs in NYC
- Focusing on Minority and Women-Owned Businesses: Mayor de Blasio created the Mayor's Office of M/WBEs, and set the goal of awarding at least 30 percent of the City's contract dollars to minority and
women-owned businesses by 2021.
- 100,000 Jobs: Mayor de Blasio is investing in New York City's economy, with a plan to spur 100,000 good-paying jobs over the next 10 years.
As part of this plan, the de Blasio administration unveiled a $500 million initiative, LifeSci NYC, which will establish New York City as a global leader in life sciences research and innovation.
- Moving Out of Poverty:
Over the last four years, 281,000 New Yorkers have been pulled out of poverty or near-poverty, and Mayor de Blasio has set an ambitious goal of moving 800,000 New Yorkers out of poverty by 2025.
Source: 2020 Presidential Campaign website BillDeBlasio.com
May 2, 2019
Mike Gravel:
Right to Own: employees can buy out companies that close
Job insecurity is a terrifying thing, and our economic system mandates that businesses shut down their stores, lay off their employees, and close their offices in a never-ending cycle of feast and famine. But while businesses come and go, people's
livelihoods don't have to. Based on the U.K. Labor Party's policy of the same name, the Right to Own would be a policy of employees being the first to be able to buy out a company when it's going under or being sold.
They have the right of first refusal: whether it's being bought by another company or going out of business, the employees will be able to buy out their workplace and ensure that they get to control their own business, income, life, and livelihood.
The United States should institute a policy of the Right to Own, ensuring that, when a company is being sold or is going out of business, the first group that has the chance to buy out the business's assets and IP are the workers themselves.
Source: 2020 Presidential campaign website MikeGravel.com
Apr 9, 2019
Wayne Messam:
Invest in training the entrepreneurs of today and tomorrow
When I'm President, repealing the Trump tax breaks for the wealthy will be at the top of my agenda. I've built a small business, and as Mayor, overseen one of the fastest growing economies in the nation. I championed a living wage for city workers,
attracted high-paying jobs for Floridians, fought to bring manufacturing jobs back from China, and created jobs myself. It's time we had a President who invests in training the entrepreneurs of today and tomorrow.
Under my administration, we would bring uncertainty for American workers and businesses to an end, by pushing to make it illegal to shut down the government to score political points.
When I'm President, we will establish an economic plan to soften
the blow of the coming tech advancements on working and middle class Americans, and will encourage young people to start their own businesses as a pathway to success and alternative to college.
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website WayneForUSA.com
Apr 9, 2019
Steve Bullock:
Represented workers as labor lawyer; fight for minimum wage
Bullock has spent his career fighting on behalf of workers, students and families. Before serving in public office he represented workers as a labor lawyer and as a private citizen led the successful fight to raise
Montana's minimum wage. With Washington, D.C. increasingly divided by partisanship, Bullock has moved Montana forward by bringing people together.
Source: 2020 presidential PAC campaign website ourbigskyvalues.org
Mar 30, 2019
Andrew Yang:
Pay equity for women and minorities
Problems to be solved: - Women receive less pay for the same work as men do
- The discrepancy in pay faced by black, Hispanic, and Native American women is even more pronounced
As President, I will...- Pay all federal workers who are performing the same job the same salary
- Work with states to implement salary disclosure laws
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Refuse to hire outside contractors/companies that won't disclose salary information for their employees, and who don't provide equal pay for all employees who are performing equivalent work
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Pilot studies to see if different policies result in more equitable hiring and pay in the federal workforce (e.g., blind hiring; 360-review promotion)
Source: 2020 presidential campaign website Yang2020.com
Mar 29, 2019
Howard Schultz:
Create company our parents had no chance to work for
My father did not finish high school, and spent his adult life as a laborer who had a series of unfortunate jobs, odd jobs that unfortunately didn't pay very well. One of the most vivid memories of my childhood is my father lying on the couch in a cast.
I was seven years old when I came home from school and saw my dad literally just laying on his back. He had a job at the time delivering cloth diapers, he fell on a patch of ice and broke his ankle.
Because of that accident, as a blue collar worker in the late 50's, he was fired from his job. He had no workers compensation. No savings. And no health insurance. And the image of my father, helpless on the couch,
has stayed with me, literally, my entire life.At Starbucks, I set out, in so many ways, to create the kind of company that my father never got a chance to work for. One that treated people with dignity and respect.
Source: Purdue Univ. speech on 2020 Presidential Campaign website
Feb 7, 2019
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