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Senator Bernie Sanders gave an impassioned speech at an RMT rally in London, expressing solidarity with striking workers.
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Bernie Sanders speaks to striking UK workers in London (Original Post)
OnDoutside
Sep 2022
OP
TFL workers are not on strike. This was a rally calling for more Government funding.
brooklynite
Sep 2022
#4
What Sanders has to say on labor issues is relevant to those who work for a living,
FoxNewsSucks
Sep 2022
#6
ariadne0614
(1,736 posts)1. It did my heart good to watch Bernie inspire striking UK workers. n/t
brooklynite
(94,738 posts)4. TFL workers are not on strike. This was a rally calling for more Government funding.
ariadne0614
(1,736 posts)7. I will forgive myself for being misled by the OP's title & caption.
Bernie Sanders speaks to striking UK workers in London
Senator Bernie Sanders gave an impassioned speech at an RMT rally in London, expressing solidarity with striking workers.
Senator Bernie Sanders gave an impassioned speech at an RMT rally in London, expressing solidarity with striking workers.
FoxNewsSucks
(10,435 posts)2. I wish the media were truly independent,
so people like Sanders and and their message would get the coverage that is deserved.
Every time I see something like this, I remember how for months, instead of carrying such a speech the networks would show an empty podium captioned "Awaiting Trump Remarks".
brooklynite
(94,738 posts)5. Why would the US media cover a UK funding argument?
And why would the UK media care about a US politician attending a funding rally?
FoxNewsSucks
(10,435 posts)6. What Sanders has to say on labor issues is relevant to those who work for a living,
no matter where they live.
The corporate media is not on the side of labor.
Workers of the World Unite! #SolidarityForever
malthaussen
(17,216 posts)3. That's an aspiration, and not a matter of actual fact. n/t