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KitSileya

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28. No, those working for him solved the problem.
Wed May 8, 2019, 10:29 PM
May 2019

Based on previous behavior by their boss, they knew they needed more safety in the work place.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden

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Are all the campaign's unionized? uawchild May 2019 #1
Dunno. sheshe2 May 2019 #2
Oh, it's a Sanders thing. uawchild May 2019 #3
You mention BS, yet not your chosen candidate. sheshe2 May 2019 #4
You weren't talking about the Sander's campaign? uawchild May 2019 #8
I was. sheshe2 May 2019 #10
ohh! uawchild May 2019 #11
Cheers! sheshe2 May 2019 #14
Well done. Tipperary May 2019 #42
;) sheshe2 May 2019 #43
I think it would be a good idea if every single worker was able PatrickforO May 2019 #27
According to MSNBC, his is the first... MerryBlooms May 2019 #5
First. sheshe2 May 2019 #6
Positive step forward. n/t MerryBlooms May 2019 #7
After major steps backward during the last campaign, but as he put it........ George II May 2019 #21
Campaigns are generally about a 1-1/2 year enterprise, they disband after the candidate.... George II May 2019 #9
Interesting... sheshe2 May 2019 #12
Pleading to a higher up may have been greeted with this: George II May 2019 #13
Good for Bernie for being out front... TCJ70 May 2019 #15
If he was "out front in protecting campaign workers" this might not have been required.... George II May 2019 #16
Thanks, George. sheshe2 May 2019 #18
So he solved a problem? And this is a negative because... TCJ70 May 2019 #20
He solved a problem of his own making, and this is a positive "because why, again?" Had he.... George II May 2019 #25
This kind of self-reflection and positive response to ones own issues... TCJ70 May 2019 #26
"Self reflection and positive responses to one's own issues." ehrnst May 2019 #31
One step forward from seven steps back... positive indeed! LanternWaste May 2019 #32
Well... TCJ70 May 2019 #37
Who in this thread has expressed "hate?" ehrnst May 2019 #40
No, those working for him solved the problem. KitSileya May 2019 #28
His staff wanted the union, and went forward. And he was right not to stand in their way. ehrnst May 2019 #30
"He was right". Yep. N/t TCJ70 May 2019 #36
Unfortunately, his staff felt the need for union protections. ehrnst May 2019 #38
Lol... sheshe2 May 2019 #17
So he saw a problem, and took steps to fix it. An appropriate one... TCJ70 May 2019 #19
The article is from AFL-CIO. sheshe2 May 2019 #22
Absolutely not. Nor did I suggest so. TCJ70 May 2019 #23
You did say "If your source is accurate." sheshe2 May 2019 #24
Sander's "good choice" in this was not to try to stop his staffers from organizing. ehrnst May 2019 #33
So he empowered his workers to make their own choice... TCJ70 May 2019 #35
Do employees who feel 'empowered' unionize?(nt) ehrnst May 2019 #39
No, his campaign workers organized to get the protections of a union, Sanders didn't bestow a union. ehrnst May 2019 #29
I'm glad Bernie was amenable to it and everything worked out. TCJ70 May 2019 #34
"Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Where Were the Unions?" Hortensis May 2019 #41
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