Sanders campaign says 70,000 labor union members joined Wednesday conference call
Sanders campaign says 70,000 labor union members joined Wednesday conference call
By John Wagner September 9 at 11:56 PM
The Democratic presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders said that 70,000 labor union members across the country participated in a conference call Wednesday night meant to rally rank-and-file workers supportive of the Vermont senator.
During the call, participants were repeatedly asked to “push 1” to commit to be a volunteer for Sanders, who has emerged as a far more serious challenger to Hillary Rodham Clinton than most anyone expected. The number of participants on the call could not be independently verified, and the campaign did not immediately say how many volunteers it had enlisted.
The call comes as both major Democratic contenders are competing for the blessing of labor unions, a still-vibrant force in party politics in several of the early nominating states.
During brief remarks on the conference call, Sanders touted his support for raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, launching a $1 trillion program to rebuild the country’s infrastructure and creating a single-payer “Medicare for all” health-care system...
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