Sanders and Warren pledge to skip next debate if the alternative is crossing a picket line
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The next Democratic presidential debate had its location changed over a labor boycott of the University of California. Now, top contenders Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren say they will skip the debate if a labor dispute with the new location, Loyola MarymSanders and Warren pledge to skip next debate if the alternative is crossing a picket line
The next Democratic presidential debate had its location changed over a labor boycott of the University of California. Now, top contenders Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren say they will skip the debate if a labor dispute with the new location, Loyola Marymount University, isn’t settled. x.@UniteHere11 is fighting for better wages and benefitsâÂÂand I stand with them. The DNC should find a solution that lives up to our party's commitment to fight for working people. I will not cross the union's picket line even if it means missing the debate.— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) December 13, 2019 xI stand with the workers of @UniteHere11 on campus at Loyola Marymount University fighting Sodexo for a better contract. I will not be crossing their picket line.— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) December 13, 2019 Food service workers at the university have been in contract negotiations with Sodexo, the company that employs them, for over a year. With the negotiations stalled, the workers have held pickets, and a Democratic debate could provide them leverage. It’s a little late in the game for the debate to be moved again, but the university could pressure Sodexo. At the time of this writing, none of the other candidates who have qualified for the debate have committed to honor a picket line. Friday, Dec 13, 2019 · 6:54:53 PM +00:00 · Laura Clawson Andrew Yang is the third candidate to say he won't cross a picket line. That is a surprise. Read more