Labor for Bernie 2016
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Over 1,000 local union leaders and members back Bernie Sanders for President, and today kicked off Labor for Bernie 2016.
Grassroots labor initiative urges Democratic primary support for Sanders by AFL-CIO and national unions.
Initiated by trade unionists who have worked closely with Senator Sanders for many years, the Labor for Bernie network includes elected officers, shop stewards, organizers, and rank-and-file members from all 50 states and 57 different labor organizations.
More than a third of these Sanders supporters belong to building trades' unions, (with 137 coming from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers alone). Other unions that showed significant membership support for Sanders’ presidential campaign include the Communications Workers of America, American Federation of Teachers, the National Education Association, Service Employees International Union, International Union of Operating Engineers, United Auto Workers, and International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
This diverse group of labor activists signed an on-line statement embracing Sanders as the only declared candidate, in either major party, "who challenges the billionaires who are trying to steal our pensions, our jobs, our homes, and what's left of our democracy." The entire list of union supporters may be viewed on the new Labor for Bernie website at www.laborforbernie.org
via @People for Bernie Los Angeles
California for Bernie Sanders #feeltheBern #CA4BernieSanders
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