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United Teachers of Los Angeles Overwhelmingly Endorses Sen. Bernie Sanders for US President
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UTLA Overwhelmingly Endorses Sen. Bernie Sanders for US President
NOVEMBER 14, 2019
LOS ANGELES United Teachers Los Angeles, the second-largest teachers local in the country, is proud to endorse Senator Bernie Sanders for US President in the 2020 Primary Election, making UTLA the first teachers union in the country to endorse a presidential candidate.
Tonight, the UTLA House of Representatives the elected leadership body of the 34,000-member union voted 80% in favor of endorsing Sen. Sanders, capping the most comprehensive member engagement process that UTLA has ever conducted for a political candidate.
Thursdays House vote followed a six-week discussion at school sites. Following that member engagement, on Wednesday at nine regional meetings, more than 500 elected site representatives voted 72.5% yes to the presidential endorsement of Sen. Bernie Sanders. Wednesdays vote was opened up to allow any member who attended to vote alongside elected chapter leaders.
UTLA President Alex Caputo-Pearl said: Why now, and why Bernie? Because we want him to win in the primary election and because we need an unapologetic, longstanding ally of progressive policies to make public education a priority in the White House. Sanders is the first viable major candidate in 25 years in the Democratic Party to stand up against privatization, the charter billionaires, and high-stakes testing and to stand up for a massive redistribution of wealth to schools and social services. Critically, like UTLA, Sen. Sanders believes in building a national movement for real, lasting change.
https://www.utla.net/news/utla-overwhelmingly-endorses-sen-bernie-sanders-us-president
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United Teachers of Los Angeles Overwhelmingly Endorses Sen. Bernie Sanders for US President (Original Post)
Donkees
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Uncle Joe
(58,298 posts)1. Kicked and recommended.
Thanks for the thread Donkees.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Joe941
(2,848 posts)2. Another huge endorsement for Bernie. Impressive.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided