Bernie Sanders to unveil sweeping labor bill

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is preparing to unveil sweeping union organizing legislation intended to endear himself to the labor community ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

The Democratic presidential candidate, who is battling Hillary Clinton for union support, will introduced legislation on Tuesday afternoon “to make it easier for workers to join together and bargain for better wages, benefits and working conditions,” according to a press release from Sanders’s office.

Sanders is introducing the bill along with Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) in the House.

The legislation seems to mirror a similar workers’ rights bill introduced last month by Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) that would increase penalties for companies that retaliate against workers for organizing.