Posted on 06/17/2015 3:14:47 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton today rolled out a series of programs designed to reduce the youth unemployment rate, but Clinton, herself, is building out a portion of her campaign with unpaid labor.
Clinton’s campaign is establishing a network of grassroots trainees, called “Organizing Fellows,” who are being signed on full-time to work for free. Some, even those who are young professionals with experience in politics, are reportedly being told they need to work without pay for at least the summer months.
Some see Clinton’s fellowship program, which is comprised of mostly 18 to 24 year olds likely doing much of the same organizing work as her paid staffers, as hypocritical as Clinton runs as a champion for the middle-class.
“If Secretary Clinton wants to show she’s serious about economic opportunity to young people, that has to start with her campaign,” Mikey Franklin, head of the Washington, D.C.-based Fair Pay Campaign, a group that seeks to bring an end to unpaid internships, told ABC News. “If she’s hiring young workers for no pay, I don’t think she’s living up to the idea in her own plan.”
The Clinton campaign did not respond to ABC News’ request for comment.
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Big fat lying hypocrite!
In reality I think it should be worded as follows; "Disregarding recent NLRB and Court case precedents, the Hillary2016 Campaign is staffing up with unpaid volunteer Intern slave labor!"
Good luck with that program here in California. Unpaid internships don’t work here.
$15 Minimum Wage?
Not for Queen Hillary.
She’s above the law.
Those Clintoons sure love their interns, don’t they.
Her Filthiness is now “tackling” youth unemployment?
BWA-ha-ha-ha
It’s how she can sort out the true believers, the zealots,
the ones who will throw themselves on a sword to protect
her...
Well if she hired them regardless of pay doesn’t
She still have to pay unemployment, worker comp and provide healthcare coverage if over 50 employees?
This is from ABC News?? Not Breitbart? Oh my...
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