Beto campaign accepts going union. Aiming for highest wages and benefits.

[Amimnoch]

Was rather buried in the headliner of him breaking the 1st day fundraising record (without PAC, corporate, or special interests $$).

Beto O'Rourke raised massive $6.1 million his first day in the 2020 race, campaign says

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/18/politics/beto-orourke-first-day-fundraising-record/index.html

The former Texas congressman raised $6,136,763 in online donations from all 50 states in the first day, his campaign said. That tops the $5.9 million one-day total Sen. Bernie Sanders announced after he launched his campaign. The closest other 2020 Democratic candidate to publicize their first-day fundraising total was California Sen. Kamala Harris at $1.5 million.
....
Still, a sign that his campaign had began with a massive fundraising haul came Saturday night when O'Rourke -- who is playing catch-up in hiring staffers as one of the last major Democratic candidates to launch -- told reporters in Dubuque, Iowa, that he would support his campaign unionizing, as Sanders had, and hoped to pay the highest wages and benefits of any presidential contender.

[whathehell]

1. Good on him.

[stonecutter357]

2. K&R

[Cha]

3. Get 'em Beto!

[Amimnoch]

4. I just love a candidate that listens, is flexible, and willing to adapt!

For me, that’s one of his greatest features. He isn’t inflexible and set in his ways. He will listen, and if what he’s offering isn’t what’s actually wanted, he’ll adapt. He’s all about his constituents.

[Cha]

6. Yes, that's the

way a candidate should be. He seems to be a great communicator!

[dalton99a]

7. Excellent.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

8. Are his employees pushing to organize?

[George II]

9. Great! Like a classic poker game -

"I'll see your fundraising, and raise you union benefits!"

[namahage]

10. Watch Bernie and his supporters claim credit for this development

in 3....2....1....

[Amimnoch]

11. To be fair, there is credit to claim there.

Bernie did kick off that conversation, and even though I don’t care for him that much, it was a good one to kick off. Our unions and labor rights in general have eroded so much over the last 30-40 years.

Even if it was a fundraising and campaign gimmick, it’s getting the conversation going, and getting others to join in supporting organized labor, or at least getting that convo going.

I’m totally okay if they boast about this one. I’m glad the one I support see’s it for the good move it is and joins in quickly.

[WeekiWater]

12. I'm pretty sure that would be his campaigns employees who felt the need. NT

[George II]

14. Sanders didn't kick off the conversation (unless admitting that his campaign was fraught....

....with sexual harassment, abuse, and gender inequality was starting the conversation?), his employees were the ones, who perhaps reached the point where they felt that unionizing was their last resort to ensure a safe, comfortable, and equitable workplace.

Remember, organizing came AFTER a few dozen met with Sanders in Washington a month or so ago. Perhaps they didn't get the answers they expected or didn't feel their issues would be properly addressed?

[nolabear]

13. He's going to drive Bernie's supporters crazy.

They want to attack him for not agreeing with Bernie’s principles or not being left enough and he just keeps smiling and agreeing with them.

[McCamy Taylor]

15. Unions now!