WFSE/AFSCME endorses Bernie Sanders for President

[angrychair]

Last edited Tue Jan 12, 2016, 08:28 PM - Edit history (1)

As a WFSE shop steward I could not be more proud!!!
Washington Federation of State Employees endorses Bernie Sanders for President!!!!

http://wfse.org/wfse-sanders-11216/

[emulatorloo]

1. Great endorsement! Thanks for posting n/t

[List left]

2. Kick, nt

[Segami]

3. Thank you angrychair

[Scootaloo]

4. Woo hoo!

[Dont call me Shirley]

5. Well done, angrychair....

[Le Taz Hot]

6. It's been like Christmas today!

[Rosa Luxemburg]

9. Yes it has!

[Fawke Em]

17. Nah - it's just my birthday!

It really is!!

[Le Taz Hot]

21. hap . . . hap . . . happy . . . happy

<clears throat> Happy birthday to youuuuu
Happy birthday to youuuuu
Happy birthday dear Fawke Em
Happy birthday to youuuuu!

<bowing>

[Fawke Em]

32. Thank you!

[dorkzilla]

24. HAPPY BIRTHDAY FAWKE EM!!!!!

What a great birthday gift you’ve given all of us!

[Fawke Em]

25. I'd like to think I helped, but it wasn't all me.

It was the tireless leadership of Bernie Sanders, his position and the great staff and volunteers he surrounds himself with!

[dorkzilla]

30. Girlfriend, it was all YOU!!

You are MIGHTY! You rock!!!

[Fawke Em]

34. I didn't know CBS, NYT, MoveOn and Quinnipiac cared so much!!

[Duckfan]

47. Was trying to find a cake...

Got you this instead.

Happy BD

[merrily]

36. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to a great Bernie supporter.

[Fawke Em]

38. Thank you, merrily!!

It's nice to be wished a happy day from another great Bernie supporter!

[dsc]

7. I notice something missing from the release of this endorsement

no mention at all of getting membership input. Now I wonder if all the people who screamed bloody murder about say the planned parenthood endorsement will have any problem with this.

[Plucketeer]

8. Sounds to me like they listened to the membership.

"grassroots support for Sanders has always been high amongst Federation members and Sunday’s action reflects our homegrown perspectives."

"What if you don’t support Sanders? The Federation’s members through their elected leaders make informed recommendations for candidates. But whom you support is your decision. That’s why this union also encourages all members to take part in the presidential nomination process"

And these excerpts are from AFTER the national organization already endorsed the chosen one.

[angrychair]

10. This case is a little different

After the AFSCME (national union) endorsement of Clinton, Washington state members (WFSE) harassed the council 28 (our state council) office ever since. Many, including me, vowed not to support any primary efforts in support of Clinton.
State councils have the right to endorse a different candidate if they choose. Our membership made it very clear that the majority of us supported Bernie for president which was the context for this endorsement.

[Punkingal]

18. Good for you and your friends! People power!

[highprincipleswork]

19. Right On, and Rock On!!! The way it should be. Go, Bernie, Go!

[dsc]

20. but we heard over and over and over and over again

that polls showing that say 70% of the teachers supported Hillary weren't good enough but now no evidence at all is provided that they asked any person who to endorse but fancy this, we don't hear any problems with this endorsement, why of why could that be?

[Fawke Em]

31. No one ever saw evidence of that poll, though.

Many teachers said they were never told about it.

[dsc]

33. I literally provided a pdf of the poll here

it was linked in their press release. again, it is perfectly fine for this union's executive board to endorse Sanders with no evidence of having asked the members, but let a union endorse Hillary, even after providing a link to a poll, and all hell breaks loose.

[leftofcool]

26. So, they were badgered into it?

Wow! Does Bernie want endorsements based on harassment?

[rhett o rick]

37. The PP leadership for some reason, broke precidence and snubbed Sanders and MOM, both

of whom are avid PP supporters. This action would result in a big backlash that will have a negative effect on the mission. The Clinton campaign must have offered something great to get this endorsement.

Apples and oranges again as the union's endorsement won't affect their mission.

[dsc]

39. they said why they endorsed her

she, unlike Bernie, actually introduced legislation. The fact is PP did exactly and precisely what this union did. Incidently, I don't have a problem with what this union did, I do have a problem with the utter hypocrisy of Bernie bros who have argued that PP should be defunded for doing this while extolling this endorsement. It is pure hypocrisy

[rhett o rick]

40. PP snubbed Sen Sanders. Never before in history did they endorse a candidate in the primary.

I support PP and their mission but think their leadership sold their souls for political gain. "Bernie bros who have argued that PP should be defunded " Defunded? I don't think you can show anywhere Sanders supporters want PP to be defunded. But if the PP leadership wants to play politics then I don't blame those that use their donations to show support or no support, to donate elsewhere. There are a lot of good causes to donate to.

[dsc]

41. there has been not one, not two, but three different threads

that rejoiced in comments that they would be defunded. So yes, as when anyone dares to endorse Hillary and not Bernie the Bernie Bros descend upon them. The most vile, by far, what they did to Treyvon's mom. One even said her kid got what he deserved all because that oh so horrible woman had the utter audacity to endorse Hillary and not Bernie. That is how the Bernie Bro brigade rolls and it is totally, utterly, disgusting.

[WillyT]

11. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!

[CharlotteVale]

12. K&R

[wolfie001]

13. My Union, the UFCW, went with Hillary

[Le Taz Hot]

22. Correction,

your union leadership went with Hillary. Not so much the rank-and-file.

[wolfie001]

23. Oh yeah!

I'm voting for Bernie!!!

[dsc]

35. just like this union

where the executive board endorsed with no evidence whatsoever of having consulted any member at all.

[AllyCat]

45. True for mine as well SEIU

I've talked to a lot of members...many Republican...who are voting for Bernie.

[JDPriestly]

14. Great news!

[silvershadow]

15. Hey that's one I was waiting on! Awesome news! nt

[Duval]

16. Wonderful!! K&R

[wordpix]

27. Yay! On to the nomination

Could it be the people are finally waking up?

[AzDar]

28. Bernie!!

[artislife]

29. WA will caucus with Bernie!! tn

[in_cog_ni_to]

42. Woot! This is definitely Bernie's day!

Go Bernie!

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[Betty Karlson]

43. Love it! I assume you guys polled your members in some way? eom

[AllyCat]

44. I'm frustrated with unions early-endorsing, but happy to see they picked the

More Union-friendly candidate (unlike my Union)

[Enthusiast]

46. Kicked and recommended!

[Babel_17]

48. Thanks for that bold support! (nt)

[BeanMusical]

49. Kick and R