Bernie Sanders scored a win for his left-wing followers late Friday as the Democrats agreed to make the idea of a $15-per-hour minimum wage, and more, a reality. As Politico reports, the party is backing an idea that the socialist senator from Vermont campaigned on throughout the Democratic primary.

The language of the minimum wage position reads: “We should raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour over time and index it, give all Americans the ability to join a union regardless of where they work, and create new ways for workers to have power in the economy so every worker can earn at least $15 an hour.”

Sanders throughout his campaign pushed for an increase in the minimum wage, and has vowed to have an impact on the national party’s platform. A statement from campaign spokesman Michael Briggs released Saturday said: "Sen. Bernie Sanders scored a big victory here Friday when the Democratic platform committee approved an amendment committing to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour and index it to inflation."

The push for a $15 an hour minimum wage comes as companies that employ many people at the bottom look for ways to automate and eliminate jobs rather than pay inflated wages. McDonald's has begun introducing automated kiosks that allow customers to order and pay without interacting with another human being. In San Francisco a restaurant has unveiled a robot that can cook up to 400 burgers an hour and replace three workers.