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2016 Postmortem

Nanjeanne

(4,961 posts) Wed Apr 13, 2016, 10:14 AM Apr 2016

Per John Nichols - NYC's TWU Local 100 - Transit Workers Endorses Bernie Sanders!

John Nichols ‏@NicholsUprising 23m23 minutes ago
NYC's @TWULocal100 -- legendary union local with 38K members working subways, bus lines -- endorses @BernieSanders.

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Per John Nichols - NYC's TWU Local 100 - Transit Workers Endorses Bernie Sanders! (Original Post) Nanjeanne Apr 2016 OP

Smart! They recognize Bernie will fight for them! lostnfound Apr 2016 #1

From TWULocal 100 Twitter Feed - Confirmation of Nichols Tweet! Nanjeanne Apr 2016 #2

that's a good get for Sanders. geek tragedy Apr 2016 #3

Bernie stood with the union members to talk to Press this morning. Nanjeanne Apr 2016 #4

lostnfound

(16,184 posts)

1. Smart! They recognize Bernie will fight for them!

Reply to Nanjeanne (Original post)

Wed Apr 13, 2016, 10:16 AM

Apr 2016

More than for Wall Street..

Nanjeanne

(4,961 posts)

2. From TWULocal 100 Twitter Feed - Confirmation of Nichols Tweet!

Reply to Nanjeanne (Original post)

Wed Apr 13, 2016, 10:16 AM

Apr 2016

TWU Local 100 ‏@TWULocal100 1m1 minute ago
TWU Local 100 feels the Bern, endorses Bernie Sanders for President.

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

3. that's a good get for Sanders.

Reply to Nanjeanne (Original post)

Wed Apr 13, 2016, 10:19 AM

Apr 2016

My assumption is that union leadership is in touch with what the members want

Nanjeanne

(4,961 posts)

4. Bernie stood with the union members to talk to Press this morning.

Reply to Nanjeanne (Original post)

Wed Apr 13, 2016, 10:22 AM

Apr 2016

CNN had a brief moment of it. Probably few mainstream media will make anything out of it - it's just a large NYC union of workers. It's not Trumpish enough.

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