An autoworker friend of mine is upset with Bernie Sanders for misusing union movement

[LibFarmer]

He said long standing union members are upset with the president of NUHW who created a publicity stunt to smear Biden and falsely accusing him of crossing a picket line when no such picket line existed.

Sal Roselli, who gave most of the statements on behalf of 10-12 protesters is a Bernie Sanders supporter.

https://nuhw.org/press-release-senate-2019-medicare-for-all-act/

https://nuhw.org/fox-interviews-nuhw-president-sal-rosselli-about-labors-support-for-bernie-sanders/

https://nuhw.org/nuhw-endorses-bernie-sanders-for-president-in-2016-election/

[ucrdem]

1. That explains why Biden ignored them.

Smart move.

[msongs]

2. so bernie did any of this himself? supporters are not the candidate nt

[NYMinute]

3. Aren't these the same people who threw dolllar bills at Hillary? nt

[highplainsdem]

12. Those were Sanders supporters in LA throwing dollar bills at Hillary when she was on her

way to a fundraiser at George Clooney's house, but I don't think they were union members, don't think that had anything to do with a union.

This mini-protest at the Biden fundraiser appears to have been set up by that Sanders-supporting union prez, who in 2016 wanted Sanders to continue his campaign after HRC clinched the nomination.

[Cha]

4. They actually accused Biden

of crossing a picket line?!

Talk about smear tactics! It Will BACKFIRE!

[George II]

5. It wasn't even a freaking picket line. No strike, not their place of employment. But....

....it can be configured into a smear, have at it!

[Cha]

6. Shame on them and anyone

who spreads that misinformation.

[NurseJackie]

16. I've seen that misinformation being spread... typical behavior from the usual sources.

Ugh! Gag me!

Not at all surprised to hear that this divisive stunt was coordinated by someone known for politically divisive (and dangerous) stunts.

I guess when the poll numbers begin to fall so rapidly, that causes people to panic to the point that they're willing to do ANYTHING.

[Cha]

19. Here's to spreading the

Truth!

[brush]

27. I'm sorry, as a long-time union person I just don't get campaign workers...

unionizing. They work for a candidate who they support and the candidate should certainly reciprocate and make sure they are treated fairly. It's not like in the regular workplace where management and workers goals are adversarial and at odds with each other—one for good working conditions, good pay and leave allowances, etc., the other tasked to contain and tamp those things down as much as possible.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but why would anyone want to work where there is an adversarial relationship between the candidate and supporters on a campaign?

[NurseJackie]

28. I don't know the answer to that. Indeed, why *would* anyone want that?

They work for a candidate who they support and the candidate should certainly reciprocate and make sure they are treated fairly.

You'd THINK so, wouldn't you?

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but why would anyone want to work where there is an adversarial relationship between the candidate and supporters on a campaign?

I don't know the answer to that. Indeed, why would anyone want that?

One thing that I do know however, is that broadly speaking, unions are designed to PROTECT workers from abusive behavior, or from harassment, or from other unfair and unethical practices. The fact that the workers felt the NEED for (and wanted to join) a union reveals much about the campain and/or the actual working conditions within the organization.

[brush]

29. Your last paragraph sums it up. I've worked on campaigns as a volunteer with...

the enthusiasm and spirit volunteers have but never as a paid campaign worker. Your analysis of paid workers feeling the reality of abuse, harassment and unethical practices sheds light on how those things unfortunately filter into campaign too.

It's unfortunate and perhaps explains why one particular candidate has experienced a huge drop in poll numbers and support.

[Gothmog]

31. This was not a picket line

This claim is totally bogus

[delisen]

7. Biden & Garcetti could have given their caviar to the union workers

It would have been a nice gesture toward the workers.

Caviar at a Democratic fundraiser??? I don't really get that.

Best not to write the Republican's talking points for them.

[WeekiWater]

9. Why would they give the caviar to the protestors?

That doesn’t make any sense. I don’t recall them saying they hadn’t eaten.

[R B Garr]

10. Isn't it great that food workers got to work that event??

Caterers offer pretty good employment opportunities. Paycheck baby.

[delisen]

22. They get to work at Republican events too. Caviar ??? excuse that away

[R B Garr]

24. Who cares, lol. This is what caterers do. I'm sure Biden

didn’t pick the menu. Catering events aren’t unusual things.

[delisen]

23. Catering jobs-$12.00 per hour where I am

[R B Garr]

25. Not pure enough? Only pure catering jobs?

[WeekiWater]

8. They are going scorched earth. NT

[R B Garr]

11. Thank you for offering this about honest union workers.

It is not honest to misrepresent union business.

Thanks for the links about Roselli being a Bernie supporter. This publicity stunt is shameful.

[emmaverybo]

13. And then there's this at DU

If this story is untrue, it needs authoratative correction or deletion
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287114022

[FiveGoodMen]

14. Awful lot of newbies with concerns about Bernie

Vlad, if that's you, we'll make up our own minds.

[Cha]

15. You have nothing but insults.

[still_one]

20. Let me understand your post. Are you calling a DUer a Russian troll?

[Eric J in MN]

17. All protests are 'publicity stunts.'

A health care union in California held a protest at a fundraiser for former Vice President and current Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden held at the home of a board member for Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

A small group of members from the National Union of Healthcare Workers -- which represents 3,500 mental health clinicians who work for Kaiser Permanente in California—stood outside the home of Cynthia Telles, a member of the Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan boards of directors, to protest long wait times for patients to receive follow-up care and fight inequities between mental health care and medical health care with Kaiser Permanente.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/california-health-care-union-protest-joe-biden-fundraiser/story%3fid=62892502

[Cha]

21. Not a "picket line"

[Gothmog]

30. This was not a picket line

This was not a picket in the real world http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/picketing.html

Industrial action by unionized workers (called pickets) who either are on, or are trying to gather support for, a strike by assembling near the entrance to the employer's premises. Pickets try to persuade (1) coworkers to join them, (2) workers of other firms (such as delivery men) to refuse to enter the premises, and (3) customers to refrain from doing business with their employer. To be lawful, picketing is usually required to be approved in a union ballot.

Read more: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/picketing.html

In the real world this is not a picket

[NYMinute]

18. K&R nt

[Gothmog]

26. Thank you for posting this