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riversedge

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Thu Jan 28, 2016, 05:11 PM Jan 2016

Major Nevada union accuses Sanders aides of posing as union members [View all]

Source: cnn


Major Nevada union accuses Sanders aides of posing as union members


By Dan Merica, CNN

Updated 3:47 PM ET, Thu January 28, 2016 | Video Source: CNN

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Des Moines, Iowa (CNN)Nevada's powerful Culinary Union on Thursday accused Bernie Sanders' campaign staffers of posing as union workers in an attempt to gain access to their members, a charge the Sanders campaign denies.

Union representatives said Thursday that multiple members of their union have reported Sanders' campaign staffers of "attempting and gaining access to employee dining rooms at Las Vegas Strip properties."

"We are disappointed and offended," said Geoconda Arguello-Kline, the union's secretary-treasurer. "It's completely inappropriate for any campaign to attempt to mislead Culinary Union members, especially at their place of work.".....................



Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/28/politics/bernie-sanders-union-nevada-culinary-union/index.html



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Your title is wrong, should be "Major Nevada union accuses Sanders aides of posing as union members" Agnosticsherbet Jan 2016 #1
I forgot to insert it. Sorry--but all better now. thanks. riversedge Jan 2016 #2
Wow all of a sudden unions are important to some people Omaha Steve Jan 2016 #3
So one lady didn't see it at one place, so the people who saw it elsewhere synergie Jan 2016 #15
K&R! stonecutter357 Jan 2016 #4
But, but, that wouldn't be honest still_one Jan 2016 #5
ya know.. getagrip_already Jan 2016 #6
It's beginning beltanefauve Jan 2016 #7
It's hard to believe that these are the same folks who hold everyone else to such a high bar. Tarheel_Dem Jan 2016 #8
+1 riversedge Jan 2016 #10
+1 Starry Messenger Jan 2016 #14
Hypocracy at it's worst. Dawson Leery Jan 2016 #9
Looks like it was PLANNED and ORGANIZED. This wasn't some "spur-of-the-moment" impuslive prank! NurseJackie Jan 2016 #16
Looks like Senator "Squeaky Clean" isn't so squeaky clean. Way to alienate the union vote. George II Jan 2016 #11
Not very ethical. NurseJackie Jan 2016 #12
Oh yeah! Plucketeer Jan 2016 #13
lmao some of you are obviously desperate retrowire Jan 2016 #17
Dishonest. eom lunamagica Jan 2016 #18
Proof? Half-Century Man Jan 2016 #19
No, we're supposed to all be piling on the rage just because of the accusation. jeff47 Jan 2016 #20
I'll wait Half-Century Man Jan 2016 #21
Since when did wearing a union button sulphurdunn Jan 2016 #22
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