Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders Compete For Union Support

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At his appearance before the group (AFL-CIO) on Saturday, Mr. Sanders said he possessed “maybe the strongest pro-union voting record over the last 25 years than any member of Congress.”

He portrayed himself as ascendant, observing that only months ago he had been described as a “fringe guy,” and proudly citing the sizes of the crowds he has drawn while campaigning.

Mr. Sanders has been a vocal opponent of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal that has been fought by unions. He has also proposed raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.

Mr. Sanders, a socialist, spoke to union members as if they were kindred spirits.

“You’re not another special interest to me,” he said. “I’m not going to leave here to go out to meet with the bankers or corporate America. You are my family. This is what I do.”


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http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/09/07/hillary-clinton-and-bernie-sanders-compete-for-union-support/?_r=1

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1. Proudly Pro Union - No Citizen Need Settle For The Lesser Of Two Corporate Evils - Go Bernie Go

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2. K & R. In 1955, unions made up 33% of the US workforce. Today it's down to 7%.

Can't have a middle class without unions. After WWII, the Allies made sure Germany maintained strong unions so I've read. It was to ensure well paying jobs and economic stability which they've kept up.

Bernie is right to oppose the TPP, the mother of all trade deals that will finish off the US middle class. Yet I read here by a poster that the jobs will go overseas anyway. What a thought.