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The 190,000-member Amalgamated Transit Union hops aboard the Bernie bus.03/14/2016 2:47 pm ET
A national transit workers union threw its weight behind presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday, endorsing the Vermont independent over Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.
The Amalgamated Transit Union waited longer than most major unions before endorsing a candidate in the race for the White House. Union leadership said it had carried out a careful and deliberative process with union members before deciding to side with Sanders.
The sincerity of Bernie Sanders and his long standing fidelity to the issues that are so important to working people are what convinced us that standing with Bernie is standing with the 99% of America that has been left out of the mainstream public debate, cheated out of our jobs and denied the true meaning of the American dream, Larry Hanley, the union's president, said in a statement.
in full: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-amalgamated-transit-union_us_56c6151ee4b0c3c550541c2a
democrattotheend
(11,607 posts)Is this his first national union endorsement?
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)Bernie Sanders has not amassed the volume of congressional endorsements his rival for the nomination, Hillary Clinton, has but the Vermont senator does have support from key unions.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/bernie-sanders-endorsement-list-219803#ixzz42uY00ZWW
KoKo
(84,711 posts)(List at the Link of other many other Groups endorsing, as of January, at the link)
Bernie Sanders Gets Group Endorsements When Members Decide; Hillary Clinton When Leaders Decide
Zaid Jilani
Jan. 22 2016, 10:44 a.m.In the war for endorsements in the Democratic presidential primary, there is a clear trend.
Every major union or progressive organization that let its members have a vote endorsed Bernie Sanders.
Meanwhile, all of Hillary Clintons major group endorsements come from organizations where the leaders decide. And several of those endorsements were accompanied by criticisms from members about the lack of a democratic process.
Its perhaps the clearest example yet of Clintons powerful appeal to the Democratic Partys elite, even as support for Sanders explodes among the rank and file.
American Postal Workers Union--Bernie Sanders: Executive board vote
Communications Workers of America (CWA--Bernie Sanders :Three-month process involving meetings, discussion, culminating in an online vote
National Nurses United ---Bernie Sanders:Executive council vote after internal poll showed overwhelming support for Sanders
https://theintercept.com/2016/01/22/bernie-sanders-gets-group-endorsements-when-members-decide-hillary-clinton-when-leaders-decide/
Nanjeanne
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(30,099 posts)Punkingal
(9,522 posts)They also seem to be mentioning Bernie more and saying nicer things. I have heard the Hillary coal miners gaffe a few times, and the SNL commercia a few times. I don't know what is going on, but I'll take it.
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)KPN
(15,676 posts)and awesome statement!
beltanefauve
(1,784 posts)My husband's union is ATU. Two months ago (or so ) they had a conference call with Hillary and members could field questions. We missed it, and have wondered what had become of it.
We're Sanders supporters and I know this is anecdotal, but the coworkers he deals with directly are all for Sanders as well.