- Card check by simple majority and binding first contract arbitration;
- A $15 minimum wage indexed to inflation;
- Twelve weeks of paid family and medical leave; and
- Seven days of paid sick leave.
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The latest draft of the 2016 Democratic Party Platform calls on Hillary Clinton to issue an executive order should she win the White House that would give a contracting preference to employers that provide their employees with "a living wage, good benefits, and the opportunity to form a union." Although Secretary Clinton previously indicated she needed to study the proposal, inclusion of the "model employer executive order" in the platform is clearly a nod to Sen. Sanders' supporters and leaders of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, who have long supported the idea. The draft platform also calls for:
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