Bernie Sanders
Related: About this forumSanders Wins South Carolina AFL-CIO Endorsement
The South Carolina AFL-CIO executive board passed a resolution supporting U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders candidacy for the Democratic Party presidential nomination and recommending his endorsement by the state and national labor organization.
We call on the AFL-CIO, union members and working people everywhere to unite behind Bernie Sanders and elect the president Americas workers desperately need, the resolution said. The resolution strongly urges the national AFL-CIO to endorse Sanders.
http://njtoday.net/2015/08/30/sanders-wins-south-carolina-afl-cio-endorsement/
emulatorloo
(44,187 posts)JackInGreen
(2,975 posts)PatrickforO
(14,593 posts)Every working person in America should be for Bernie. I know I am!
Bjornsdotter
(6,123 posts)Didn't see that coming.
QC
(26,371 posts)Or at least that's what we've been hearing.
I guess someone was misinformed.
Bjornsdotter
(6,123 posts)I feel that we are in stealth mode. While the media is focused on Trump and Hillary, Bernie is making headway with the people.
I love it!
QC
(26,371 posts)with The Hil 'n Donnie Show, but more and more Americans, especially younger ones, are getting their information from social media, not the TV.
Exactly right--we are in stealth mode.
Betty Karlson
(7,231 posts)Maybe even his supporters sometimes underestimate what Sanders may achieve.
in_cog_ni_to
(41,600 posts)I hope ALL States and National follow suit! Let the members vote, and Bernie will be endorsed by every Union in this country! Great snag!
PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE
leftcoastmountains
(2,968 posts)Cassiopeia
(2,603 posts)not prop up the profits of the 1% at the expense of the rest of us, and
Whereas: We firmly believe that Senator Bernie Sanders is the strongest candidate articulating our issues. His commitment to union principles and labors values is longstanding and heartfelt, and
Whereas: As a truly progressive candidate for the Democratic Party nomination, Bernie has the chance to inspire millions of Americans with policy proposals that put the interests of the labor movement, front and center. His campaign will draw attention to what unions and collective bargaining have accomplished for workers and energize our movement, and
Whereas: Labor must step up to fundamentally change the direction of American politics, by refocusing on the issues of our time: growing inequality and pervasive racism, the power of concentrated wealth and its corruption of our democracy, an escalating pension and retirement security crisis, runaway military spending and a militarized foreign policy, Medicare for All, and the need for new, bold solutions to our shared problems.
Therefore be it resolved that:
We call on the AFL-CIO, union members and working people everywhere to unite behind Bernie Sanders and elect the President Americas workers desperately need, and
highprincipleswork
(3,111 posts)QC
(26,371 posts)cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)eom
MrChuck
(279 posts)What's that all about?
QC
(26,371 posts)or why we didn't hear about it earlier.
That's interesting.
Still a good endorsement.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)Babel_17
(5,400 posts)Standing on principle, I can dig it.