http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/bernie-sanders-minimum-wage-party-platform-225325Sanders claims victory on $15 minimum wage in party platform, but is defeated on TPP
By Kristen East
07/09/16 09:10 AM EDT
Updated 07/09/16 02:47 PM EDT
Sen. Bernie Sanders may have claimed victory in the fight for $15, but he lost out on trade.
The Democrats’ platform committee late Friday approved an amendment that formalizes the party’s commitment to a $15 minimum wage, with indexing for inflation, a Sanders campaign pledge. But Saturday, the Vermont senator was defeated on the Trans-Pacific Partnership: The draft platform will not include the strong language opposing the trade deal, which Sanders made a key plank of his run for the Democratic nomination.
Though Sanders and Clinton both oppose the pact, it is supported by the Obama administration.
The language of the minimum wage position reads: “We should raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour over time and index it, give all Americans the ability to join a union regardless of where they work, and create new ways for workers to have power in the economy so every worker can earn at least $15 an hour.”
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