Working Families & Worker's Rights
It is morally wrong that in the wealthiest country on earth, millions of full-time workers still live below the poverty line while corporations post record profits and CEOs take home salaries hundreds of times higher than their employees.
We can and must do better.
In Congress, I’ll fight to make sure work pays by expanding job readiness programs, strengthening workers’ rights, investing in rural infrastructure, and supporting small businesses instead of handing out tax breaks to big corporations. I’ll work to make the North State a place where people can find meaningful work, raise families, and build strong, resilient communities.
Working Families & Worker's Rights
Workers’ rights in America have been eroded over decades, and this is by design. As union membership declined and wages stagnated, poverty increased, and the gap between the rich and poor widened.
Here in the North State:
Meanwhile:
The federal minimum wage is worth 40% less today than it was in 1968, when adjusted for inflation. At the same time, CEO pay has surged more than 1,000% since the late 1970s, while the average worker’s wages have barely budged. And despite economic downturns and rising costs for families, corporate profits have more than doubled in the past two decades.
This is what a rigged system looks like: one that rewards the ultra-wealthy while working people are left behind.
A family of four, with both parents working full-time at minimum wage, still lives below the poverty line. That’s a failure of a system rigged against working people, and it’s time to fix it.
Economic justice is not just an ideal, it’s a policy priority with policy solutions. When workers are paid fairly, local economies grow. When people can access training and meaningful work, poverty shrinks. When families can afford groceries, rent, and childcare, entire communities thrive.
And when we invest in our rural workforce, through infrastructure, education, and good-paying jobs, we make the North State a place people choose to live and build.
In Congress, I will:
When we build an economy that works for everyone, not just the wealthy few, we build a stronger, fairer future for all of us.
