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dixiegrrrrl

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Sun Jun 14, 2015, 03:18 PM Jun 2015

19 of Sanders's top 20 donors are unions

http://www.vox.com/2015/4/30/8522019/bernie-sanders-hillary-donors

19 of Sanders's top 20 donors are unions. The one non-labor group on the list is the American Association for Justice, an interest group for plaintiff's attorneys, perhaps the most reliable non-union Democratic constituency. This isn't too surprising. Sanders is, along with Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), just about the most pro-labor member of the Senate. He has fought free trade agreements for decades and is a major opponent of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, he's critical of guest worker programs that he believes undercut Americans' wages, and he's pushed back on the Obama administration's education reform agenda.
(Vermont, it should be said, is the only state in the union without charter schools.)
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19 of Sanders's top 20 donors are unions (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Jun 2015 OP
Wonderful and encouraging. SamKnause Jun 2015 #1
Says it all about the man. Love your new sigline, dixiegrrrrl! Mnemosyne Jun 2015 #2
Thanks.... dixiegrrrrl Jun 2015 #3
You can find some great stuff here on DU! nt Mnemosyne Jun 2015 #4
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