Bernie Sanders Wins the Endorsement of Nation’s Largest Nurses Union
August 11, 2015
Bernie Sanders Wins the Endorsement of Nation’s Largest Nurses Union
by David Macaray
Bernie Sanders may eventually get flattened like a proverbial pancake by the Hillary Clinton juggernaut, but for the time being at least, he’s not only drawing increasingly large and enthusiastic crowds to his rallies, it was announced August 10 that he has landed his first major labor endorsement, being embraced by the 185,000 member NNU (National Nurses United).
Founded in 2009, and led by its charismatic executive director Rose Ann DeMoro, the AFL-CIO affiliated NNU is regarded as one of the country’s most progressive and visionary unions. Throwing in with the equally progressive and visionary Vermont senator seems like a marriage made in Heaven.
Not only does the endorsement give Sanders the impetus he needs at this stage in the campaign, but declaring this early puts the spotlight squarely on the NNU. Everyone is paying attention. Indeed, in the coming months, union endorsements, big and small, will become so plentiful, you’ll need a score sheet to keep track.
Of course, given the presumed cozy relationship between organized labor and the Democratic Party, learning that a Democrat (even a “dark horse” candidate like Sanders) has received an endorsement from a union isn’t exactly breaking news. But the NNU isn’t your “typical” labor union.
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