Labor for Bernie 2016

[ghostsinthemachine]

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 http://www.laborforbernie.org/
California for Bernie Sanders ‪#‎feeltheBern‬ ‪#‎CA4BernieSanders‬

[daleanime]

1. K&R.....

[BrotherIvan]

2. +1

[wilsonbooks]

3. We don't need no stinkin pac money

There is a grassroots movement building.

[ghostsinthemachine]

7. Well they will form a PAC

undoubtedly. Kind of have to to gather large group support so they can pool their money....

[Trajan]

4. I'm all in ...

I just cancelled my monthly contribution to the DCCC, and doubled down on Bernie ...

I am going to support the candidate that supports the goals of working families ... There is no other choice (O'Malley is my #2) ...

We need real change, but we first need the WILL to make change happen ... to be bold and focused ... I think Bernie is the real change we need ...

I stopped giving the DCCC money because, living in Oregon, we have a few bones to pick with both my Senator AND my Representative, Wyden and Bonamici ... Blumeneur too ... I am not giving THEM money ... The DCCC will certainly give them cash ...

Go Bernie .... He needs to keep planning rallies ... This needs to grow faster and faster ....

[merrily]

5. Heh. Drip, drip, drip, yadda, yadda, yadda, tsunami.

[sabrina 1]

6. 1,110 union members have signed up already. They should now send this to other members

and to union leaders.

I have no doubt Bernie will get the unions. They have been so angry at the Dem party for quite a while now, warning them 'not to take us for granted' anymore in 2012. Some unions formed alliances with other Progressive Orgs to see what could be done since they no longer felt represented by the Dem party.

The betrayal that just took place, which ignored every union in the country that stated their opposition to the TPP will most likely be the final straw for many unions.

[azmom]

8. We need to vote the traitors out!

[LWolf]

9. I signed it,

and was pleased to see several others from the NEA on the first page of the "first 1000" list.