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24 février White-collar crime should be given jail time on the same basis as other non-violent crime.White-collar crime should be given jail time on the same basis as other non-violent crime. Safety training for hunters and gun owners, universal gun registration and licensing, and background checks and waiting periods on all gun sales (including gun shows and private-party sales) should be mandatory.Safety training for hunters and gun owners, universal gun registration and licensing, and background checks and waiting periods on all gun sales (including gun shows and private-party sales) should be mandatory. Adults are responsible for safeguarding guns in the home. We support safety locks on handguns and prohibitions on private ownership of fully automatic weapons.Adults are responsible for safeguarding guns in the home. We support safety locks on handguns and prohibitions on private ownership of fully automatic weapons. The death penalty should be abolished in favor of a life sentence without the possibility of parole.The death penalty should be abolished in favor of a life sentence without the possibility of parole. Our nation must invest in children and work actively to abolish poverty in order to eliminate a major cause of crime.Our nation must invest in children and work actively to abolish poverty in order to eliminate a major cause of crime. Criminal justice should emphasize prevention and rehabilitation over incarceration alone. Prisons should provide inmates with education, training, therapy and meaningful work.Criminal justice should emphasize prevention and rehabilitation over incarceration alone. Prisons should provide inmates with education, training, therapy and meaningful work. Rules providing a reasonable proportion between the pay of the highest and lowest paid person in any organization should be enacted.Rules providing a reasonable proportion between the pay of the highest and lowest paid person in any organization should be enacted. The Taft-Hartley Act, which has tilted labor law in favor of employers, should be repealed.The Taft-Hartley Act, which has tilted labor law in favor of employers, should be repealed. Private contractors should not be used to replace regular government employees.Private contractors should not be used to replace regular government employees. We oppose the practice of discouraging people from seeking unemployment benefits.We oppose the practice of discouraging people from seeking unemployment benefits. Unemployed persons whose benefits have expired or who have become discouraged from seeking work should be counted as unemployed.Unemployed persons whose benefits have expired or who have become discouraged from seeking work should be counted as unemployed. Migrant workers deserve safe and adequate housing, medical care, education and educational facilities.Migrant workers deserve safe and adequate housing, medical care, education and educational facilities. Workers have a right to establish a union shop.Workers have a right to establish a union shop. Public contracting should be reformed to include a "Responsible Bidder" clause embodying contractor responsibilities regarding fair wages, health insurance, retirement and training.Public contracting should be reformed to include a "Responsible Bidder" clause embodying contractor responsibilities regarding fair wages, health insurance, retirement and training. All government contracts should be at prevailing wage rates, with a 15 percent set-aside for apprentices.All government contracts should be at prevailing wage rates, with a 15 percent set-aside for apprentices. Workers who blow the whistle on safety hazards, environmental violations, or other violations of law or regulation must be given access to courts and protected from retaliation.Workers who blow the whistle on safety hazards, environmental violations, or other violations of law or regulation must be given access to courts and protected from retaliation. All workers have a right to a safe, hazard-free workplace.All workers have a right to a safe, hazard-free workplace. Workers who are locked out should be entitled to extended unemployment benefits and retraining opportunities.Workers who are locked out should be entitled to extended unemployment benefits and retraining opportunities. All employees must receive equal pay and equal benefits for comparable work.All employees must receive equal pay and equal benefits for comparable work. The Federal minimum wage must be increased. A livable minimum wage that increases with inflation should be mandated.The Federal minimum wage must be increased. A livable minimum wage that increases with inflation should be mandated. |
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