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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders confirms interest in becoming Biden's Labor secretary [View all]Budi
(15,325 posts)...their endorsement.
It will take as much trust & faith in his Labor Sec to fulfill the wishes of Biden & labor.
Its a long list to negotiate & advocate on behalf of.
Once again. These groups trust Biden, & from what I've seen Sanders is more likely to want his own agenda & the risk of causing a disruption of faith between Biden & Labor would be divisive rather than a unified progressive function for Labor.
I don't see Sanders working to strengthen the faith & trust as it currently bonds Joe Biden & Labor.
I don't see him as a unifying member of Biden's admin, especially considering how he labeled Joe Biden in the 2020 Primary race.
It made me cringe.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/bernie-sanders-argues-joe-biden-establishment-working-middle/story%3fid=69268312
MARCH 2020 Primary Race
"Bernie Sanders argues Joe Biden and 'establishment' ignored working- and middle-class voters"
Probably should ask Biden's Endorsers about that:
(FROM MY POST #24)
Joe Biden has the endorsement of these Labor Groups & that tells us where Biden stands on his choice for Labor Sec.
It's not enough to promote yourself as For Labor, you better come with the creds to prove it to this list.
Labor Endorsements
AFL-CIO
Alliance for Retired Americans (ARA)
Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU)
American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)
American Federation of Musicians (AFM)
American Federation of School Administrators (AFSA)
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
American Postal Workers Union (APWU)
American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA)
Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers' International Union (BCTGM)
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS)
Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU)
Communications Workers of America (CWA)
Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, Labor Leader
Dolores Huerta, Labor Leader
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, and Reinforcing Iron Workers (IW)
International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)
International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM)
International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART)
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT)
International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE)
International Longshoremen's Association (ILA)
International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU)
International Longshore and Warehouse Union 13
International Longshore and Warehouse Union 63
International Longshore and Warehouse Union 94
International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (MM&P)
International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC)
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT)
International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC)
Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA)
Marine Engineers Beneficial Association (MEBA)
National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC)
National Education Association (NEA)
National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE)
National Nurses United (NNU)
National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU)
National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU)
National Weather Service Employees Organization (NWSEO)
Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU)
Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association (OPCMIA)
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Scranton Federation of Teachers
Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Service Employees International Union National Association of Government Employees
Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC)
Transport Workers Union of America (TWU)
Transportation Trades Department (TTD)
United Association of Union Plumbers and Pipefitters (UA)
United Autoworkers (UAW)
United Farm Workers (UFW)
United Food and Commercial Workers / RWDSU (UFCW)
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776
United Steelworkers (USW)
Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA)
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They all know & trust Joe Biden's lifetime history of working on the side of Labor.
Biden's choice will support all these groups who put their faith & trust in him.
#WeTrustJoeBiden