Inside the DNC cleanup to save the debate

[brooklynite]

Axios

Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez spent over 20 hours on the phone this weekend trying to save Thursday's debate from crumbling, per a source familiar, after a labor dispute prompted the presidential candidates to threaten a boycott.

Why it matters: The DNC already switched the venue once because of another labor dispute, and it would be nearly impossible to find a new location now.

Internally, Democrats are hopeful a deal will be made today or tomorrow — and some DNC staffers are already heading to Los Angeles this afternoon.

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Perez led the weekend negotiations, calling leaders from UNITE HERE Local 11 — a labor union that represents more than 32,000 hospitality workers in Southern California and Arizona — and Sodexo, the company that employs those workers and handles food service operations for Loyola Marymount University.

The union is angry about "stalled contract negotiations for food service workers at LMU," per an advisory letter sent out last week.

Delta's going to automatically check me in at 6 PM tonight; If I have to change my travel plans, I'd like to know now.

[Demsrule86]

1. A December debate always seemed a waste of time to me...who will watch it this close to

Christmas?

[W_HAMILTON]

2. It will go on as planned...

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