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Politico: Sanders snags another union endorsement
http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-dem-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/04/sanders-snags-another-union-endorsement-222357Bernie Sanders on Sunday announced that he had earned the backing of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, in the Democratic candidate's latest endorsement from a major national labor union as he looks to gain momentum ahead of Tuesday's five primaries.
Peter Knowlton, the union's national president, called the Vermont senator in a statement released through his campaign "the most pro-worker pro-union presidential candidate I have seen in my lifetime," adding that Sanders' candidacy “is a unique opportunity that workers and unions must not pass up."
Rank-and-file local delegates from the 35,000-member organization unanimously approved the endorsement of Sanders in the last six weeks, while Knowlton said in the statement that there has already been a "groundswell of support for Bernie with members volunteering for the campaign."
Peter Knowlton, the union's national president, called the Vermont senator in a statement released through his campaign "the most pro-worker pro-union presidential candidate I have seen in my lifetime," adding that Sanders' candidacy “is a unique opportunity that workers and unions must not pass up."
Rank-and-file local delegates from the 35,000-member organization unanimously approved the endorsement of Sanders in the last six weeks, while Knowlton said in the statement that there has already been a "groundswell of support for Bernie with members volunteering for the campaign."
Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/2016-dem-primary-live-updates-and-results/2016/04/sanders-snags-another-union-endorsement-222357#ixzz46lAsk27m
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