Richard Rodriguez
Role at the time: Illinois state director, Service Workers United; national policy director, One Fair Wage
Defended or excused
Statement summary
Richard Rodriguez supported the bill as progress while arguing that Congress should first raise the minimum wage to $25.
“one step in a longer trail”
Open source (opens in a new tab)WTTW interviews on the proposed 32-hour workweekChallenger's original interview quotation; Rodriguez's final interview quotation; Aldebert's original interview quotation
Original interviews with Andy Challenger, Richard Rodriguez and Jay Aldebert about the proposed federal overtime threshold.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Richard Rodriguez argues for the 32-hour workweek bill. Rodriguez described the bill as progress while prioritizing a higher minimum wage.