Often a critic, Sanders praises Amazon's pay hike
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(2 Oct 2018) Long a critic of Amazon.com over its pay practices, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, is lauding the company for raises that will reach hundreds of thousands of workers. On Tuesday, Sanders said it's time to "give credit where credit is due." Amazon is boosting its minimum wage for all U.S. workers to $15 per hour starting next month, and it will raise pay for employees who make more than that. Sanders congratulated Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos for doing, "exactly the right thing." He is also praising a vow Tuesday by the Seattle company to become an advocate for raising the federally mandated minimum wage, which now stands at $7.25. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/8b809ca491b81454adee3c278aa7445c
