Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-CortezOn The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline McCarthy says there will be a peaceful transition if Biden wins Anxious Democrats amp up pressure for vote on COVID-19 aid MORE (D-N.Y.) on Sunday tweeted a reminder to shift workers to ensure their paychecks for late shifts over the weekend, when daylight saving time took effect, accurately reflected the hours they had worked.

“Quick Daylight Savings tip: if you worked a late shift last night when the clocks rolled back & had to work an extra hour, make sure you check your paystub this week and get paid for it!” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted Sunday afternoon. “Computers sometimes miss it. Make sure you get paid - don’t let your labor get stolen!”

Quick Daylight Savings tip: if you worked a late shift last night when the clocks rolled back & had to work an extra hour, make sure you check your paystub this week and get paid for it!



Computers sometimes miss it. Make sure you get paid - don’t let your labor get stolen! — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 3, 2019

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Ocasio-Cortez, a former bartender, has frequently expressed support for tipped and hourly workers, including making a one-time return to the job in May in support of a full minimum wage for tipped workers. She has frequently responded to mockery of her working-class roots by invoking the dignity of service and retail work.

“There's nothing wrong with working retail, folding clothes for other people to buy,” the New York Democrat said in May. “There is nothing wrong with preparing the food that your neighbors will eat. There is nothing wrong with driving the buses that take your family to work.”