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RoccoR5955

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2. Of course union brass want Clinton

Tue Sep 1, 2015, 10:00 PM

Sep 2015

They are part of the problem. Not the unions, but the top brass of a lot of unions are establishment types. There is no reason to believe that they would go for Bernie. Applause to the workers and others who stood up and defended Bernie.

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SEIU battles over Bernie [View all] brooklynite Sep 2015 OP

unions should wait til later in the year to endorse Rosa Luxemburg Sep 2015 #1

unions should wait til later in the year to endorse...unless they're supporting your candidate? brooklynite Sep 2015 #3

there have been no debates on the Democratic side Rosa Luxemburg Sep 2015 #5

So the 300 Sanders supporters are making a mistake? brooklynite Sep 2015 #10

Are you really saying that people haven't had a chance to see the candidates in action? George II Sep 2015 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author RiverNoord Sep 2015 #17

The most vitriolic anti-Clinton rhetoric seems to be from the rabid swooners. Just ignore them. PSPS Sep 2015 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author RiverNoord Sep 2015 #21

so we are not supposed to talk about debates? Rosa Luxemburg Sep 2015 #22

Well stated, I understand you. The Idiocracy takes no prisoners, online discussion is dead. n/t freshwest Sep 2015 #27

No. Both the unions that have already endorsed Sanders or Clinton should have held off. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #35

Please explain why unions should vote against their interests MoveIt Sep 2015 #50

Unions, and politicians and everyone else should endorse when they decide to do so. George II Sep 2015 #12

No one and no group should endorse a candidate before the debates. JDPriestly Sep 2015 #30

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Of course union brass want Clinton RoccoR5955 Sep 2015 #2

I am in the SEIU and I don't know why upaloopa Sep 2015 #9

share the wealth n/t MoveIt Sep 2015 #52

Can you be specific please? George II Sep 2015 #13

I would rather not RoccoR5955 Sep 2015 #16

I think this is a weird thing to say: freshwest Sep 2015 #25

Been there, done that. RoccoR5955 Sep 2015 #34

Conspiracy damn it! hrmjustin Sep 2015 #4

We are asking them not to endorse this early. HappyPlace Sep 2015 #6

Of course Team Clinton wants an endorsement BEFORE the first debate on Oct. 13 99th_Monkey Sep 2015 #7

SEIU will be holding it off Cry Sep 2015 #8

Didn't the NEA already endorse Clinton? N/t Fiendish Thingy Sep 2015 #15

Uh, no. Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #18

Okay that cracked me up! VanillaRhapsody Sep 2015 #28

Hold your smarm, Joe Shlabotnik Sep 2015 #11

SEIU does not have 1.9 million members of the executive board, Brooklynite Scootaloo Sep 2015 #19

Clearly they should have polled all 1.9 million members Lordquinton Sep 2015 #23

No, they have 1.9 M members... brooklynite Sep 2015 #33

And 1.9M who are apathetic? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #36

300 that.. cannabis_flower Sep 2015 #37

Not accurate...it's just that those are the ones now organizing on this. Ken Burch Sep 2015 #40

...and no reason to assume that everybody else in SEIU is opposed to her brooklynite Sep 2015 #44

Of which 300 are making a request to the executive board to wait on making an endorsement Scootaloo Sep 2015 #43

Maybe 301! Dyedinthewoolliberal Sep 2015 #47

tell your rep. loud and clear. Karma13612 Sep 2015 #49

Hopefully they do the right thing fbc Sep 2015 #24

That would be the Democrat VanillaRhapsody Sep 2015 #29

bzzzt. Bernie has a far better pro-labor record than Hillary. cali Sep 2015 #32

If you're running for the Democratic nomination you are a Democrat. n/t. Ken Burch Sep 2015 #39

No actually you are not VanillaRhapsody Sep 2015 #41

Sorry, that would actually be Bernie, because Clinton is a 'free trader.' So-called 'free trade' PatrickforO Sep 2015 #51

Go Hillary! Cha Sep 2015 #31

It isn't "300 divided by 1.9 million" Ken Burch Sep 2015 #38

I'm not assuming...I'm observing that only 0.000157% of their members care enough to express concern brooklynite Sep 2015 #45

That's just the first 300. Ken Burch Sep 2015 #46

Giving it some thought, yea I agree. The unions Karma13612 Sep 2015 #48

i don't think they're going to endorse Clinton or Bernie. underthematrix Sep 2015 #53

SEIU represents 1.5 million public service workers, nurses, hospital staff Agnosticsherbet Sep 2015 #54