Workers Defense Action Fund Texas Endorses Bernie

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27. Depends on the Union, doesn't it?

Wouldn't an endorsement by UMW or OCAW be problematic for someone who is an environmental candidate? That would indicate that a blanket statement that all union endorsements mean something positive isn't really accurate. Wouldn't you agree?

And I REALLY hope that some union educates Senator Sanders on the rights of organized labor to speak to the press concerning labor negotiations with management...and how exercising those rights is not "unacceptable" or "improper."

"It does bother me that people are going outside of the process and going to the media," he said. "That is really not acceptable. It is really not what labor negotiations are about, and it's improper."

Sanders said, ahead of a weekend Iowa campaign swing: "We are disappointed that some individuals have decided to damage the integrity of these efforts. We are involved in negotiations. And some are individuals that have decided to damage the integrity of that process before they were concluded."

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2019/07/19/bernie-sanders-campaign-staff-wage-15-hour-union-elizabeth-warren-campaign-wages/1781159001/

Or maybe someone can send him the link to the NLRB website

“Employees have a statutory right to speak publically about their complaints or concerns with their terms and conditions of employment, including to the press, without employer authorization.”

In other words, employees have a right under the National Labor Relations Act generally to discuss their employment – including with the press.

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/can-you-terminate-employee-talking-to-press