After nine days of voting, the membership of our union has moved decisively to endorse Senator Bernie Sanders for President of the United States in the 2020 Primary Election. Members from all 17 of our locals, chapters, and associations participated, and Sen. Sanders carried the election with 66% of all ballots cast.

Earlier this month, UPTE members heard from leading campaigns for the presidency, who interviewed for our union’s support. Sen. Sanders, who in March of 2019 spoke at our UCLA picket line before a crowd of thousands of union and community members, has a long history of fighting alongside working people, and won the endorsements both of UPTE and our parent union, the Communications Workers of America, in 2015.

Hundreds of UPTE members listened to Sen. Sanders’ live telephone interview, in which he congratulated us on our successful fight with the University of California: “In a time of massive income and wealth inequality, you demonstrated to workers not just at UCLA or in California, but to workers all across this country, that when we stand together and when we fight for economic justice, we can and will win.”

Expect further discussion soon about how we can support Sen. Sanders’ candidacy and continue the fight for a California for the many, not the few.

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