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*[[Jermmin Oatis]] Laborers Local 692 Prentiss MS Labor
 
*[[Jermmin Oatis]] Laborers Local 692 Prentiss MS Labor
 
*[[Lew Smith]] MEBA Sumrall MS retired
 
*[[Lew Smith]] MEBA Sumrall MS retired
*Faye Slice IWW Missoula MT
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*[[Faye Slice]] IWW Missoula MT
*Rick Armstrong Teamsters Local 391 raleigh NC Vice president
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*[[Rick Armstrong]] Teamsters Local 391 raleigh NC Vice president
*David Haynes IBEW Local 289 Roxboro NC Lead Organizer NC/SC
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*[[David Haynes]] IBEW Local 289 Roxboro NC Lead Organizer NC/SC
*Edward Maresca CWA Local 3603 Charlotte NC Area Vice President
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*[[Edward Maresca]] CWA Local 3603 Charlotte NC Area Vice President
*Jacob Neff IBEW Local 379 Mount Holly NC Apprentice
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*[[Jacob Neff]] IBEW Local 379 Mount Holly NC Apprentice
*Dean Cudmore Carpenters local 1176 west fargo ND
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*[[Dean Cudmore]] Carpenters local 1176 west fargo ND
*Mark anderson NEA LEA lincoln NE
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*[[Mark Anderson]] NEA LEA lincoln NE
*John Kretzschmar AAUP University of Nebraska @ Omaha chapter Bellevue NE Secretary
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*[[John Kretzschmar]] AAUP University of Nebraska @ Omaha chapter Bellevue NE Secretary
*Dexter Arnold UAW Local 1981 Nashua NH
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*[[Dexter Arnold]] UAW Local 1981 Nashua NH
*Denise Bailat IBEW Local 2320 Manchester NH
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*[[Denise Bailat]] IBEW Local 2320 Manchester NH
*Adolphe Bernotas CWA Local 31222 RMC Concord NH Media Sector Retired Members' Council Vice-president
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*[[Adolphe Bernotas]] CWA Local 31222 RMC Concord NH Media Sector Retired Members' Council Vice-president
*Kathleen Berry IBEW Local 3 derry NH central office technician
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*[[Kathleen Berry]] IBEW Local 3 derry NH central office technician
*Kim Burleigh IBEW Local 2321 Manchester NH Recording Secretary
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*[[Kim Burleigh]] IBEW Local 2321 Manchester NH Recording Secretary
*John Carson IBEW Local 2320 raymond NH steward
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*[[John Carson]] IBEW Local 2320 raymond NH steward
*Robert Darling IAFF Local 3197 Pittsburg NH
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*[[Robert Darling]] IAFF Local 3197 Pittsburg NH
*Theresa Dobson CWA Local 1400 Derry NH Steward
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*[[Theresa Dobson]] CWA Local 1400 Derry NH Steward
*Ted Drotleff IBEW Local 2320 Amherst NH member in good standing
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*[[Ted Drotleff]] IBEW Local 2320 Amherst NH member in good standing
*Keri Evinson CWA Local 1400 Portsmouth NH Executive Vice President
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*[[Keri Evinson]] CWA Local 1400 Portsmouth NH Executive Vice President
*Lawrence Graykin NEA Barrington EA/NEA-NH Deerfield NH
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*[[Lawrence Graykin]] NEA Barrington EA/NEA-NH Deerfield NH
*Peter Halloran IBEW Local 2320 Milford NH tech
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*[[Peter Halloran]] IBEW Local 2320 Milford NH tech
*Lew Henry NALC NALC Gilmanton Iron Works NH
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*[[Lew Henry]] NALC NALC Gilmanton Iron Works NH
*Linda Horan IBEW Local 2320 alsteas NH retired vp, nh aflcio
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*[[Linda Horan]] IBEW Local 2320 alsteas NH retired vp, nh aflcio
*David Jule IBEW Local 2320 Rye NH
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*[[David Jule]] IBEW Local 2320 Rye NH
*Janice Kelble APWU Local 230 franklin NH Legislative Director
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*[[Janice Kelble]] APWU Local 230 franklin NH Legislative Director
*Matthew Kennedy NEA Springfield Teachers Association Hinsdale NH
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*[[Matthew Kennedy]] NEA Springfield Teachers Association Hinsdale NH
*Holly Kennedy VSEA Vermont State Employees Association Hinsdale NH Steward
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*[[Holly Kennedy]] VSEA Vermont State Employees Association Hinsdale NH Steward
*Mark King AFT Local 4831 Nashua NH President
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*[[Mark King]] AFT Local 4831 Nashua NH President
*Steve Kloppenburg Painters and Allied Trades Milton NH retired
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*[[Steve Kloppenburg]] Painters and Allied Trades Milton NH retired
*James Lemay IBEW Local 2320 Manchester NH treasurer
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*[[James Lemay]] IBEW Local 2320 Manchester NH treasurer
*Edward Long Ironworkers Local 7 chocorua NH
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*[[Edward Long]] Ironworkers Local 7 chocorua NH
*Richard Maliska IBEW Local 2320 Goffstown NH
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*[[Richard Maliska]] IBEW Local 2320 Goffstown NH
*Trisha Maliskas IBEW Goffstown NH
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*[[Trisha Maliskas]] IBEW Goffstown NH
*James Martel Laborers Local 668 Concord NH Brother
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*[[James Martel]] Laborers Local 668 Concord NH Brother
*Jennifer May IBEW Local 2320 Manchester NH
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*[[Jennifer May]] IBEW Local 2320 Manchester NH
*Richard Maynard IBEW Local 490 Manchester NH
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*[[Richard Maynard]] IBEW Local 490 Manchester NH
*Keith Mullin IBEW Local 2320 Manchester NH Unit recording secretary
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*[[Keith Mullin]] IBEW Local 2320 Manchester NH Unit recording secretary
*Liz Pearson NEA NEA. NH Concord NH
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*[[Liz Pearson]] NEA NEA. NH Concord NH
*Julie Roberts SEIU Local 1984 Claremont NH sea
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*[[Julie Roberts]] SEIU Local 1984 Claremont NH sea
*John Rolfe AFT Peabody Federation of Teachers Londonderry NH
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*[[John Rolfe]] AFT Peabody Federation of Teachers Londonderry NH
*Tina Sargent CWA Local 1400 derry NH
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*[[Tina Sargent]] CWA Local 1400 derry NH
*William Walsh Rural Letter Carriers' Association NHRLCA Bedford NH Steward, Retired
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*[[William Walsh]] Rural Letter Carriers' Association NHRLCA Bedford NH Steward, Retired
*Jim Butler IBEW Local 3 Montville NJ
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*[[Jim Butler]] IBEW Local 3 Montville NJ
*William Connors SMART Local 28 sheet metal workers NYC west keansburg NJ journeymen
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*[[William Connors]] SMART Local 28 sheet metal workers NYC west keansburg NJ journeymen
*Ron Consalvo AFGE Local 200 Glassboro NJ Vice President
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*[[Ron Consalvo]] AFGE Local 200 Glassboro NJ Vice President
*Ken Davies Carpenters Local 253 hampton NJ
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*[[Ken Davies]] Carpenters Local 253 hampton NJ
*Frank Deale AFT PSC-CUNY Maplewood NJ
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*[[Frank Deale]] AFT PSC-CUNY Maplewood NJ
 
*Erica DuBois NEA JCEA Springfield NJ Building director
 
*Erica DuBois NEA JCEA Springfield NJ Building director
 
*Christian Flete IBEW Local 827 Paterson NJ
 
*Christian Flete IBEW Local 827 Paterson NJ

Revision as of 03:20, 16 July 2015

Template:TOCnestleft Labor for Bernie is a nationwide network of labor activists, backing bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign.

For more information to Bernie Sanders Presidential Campaign 2016 and Bernie Sanders.

About the campaign

Labor for Bernie "is a volunteer effort neither funded nor directed by the Sanders for President campaign"[1] powered by Movement Builders, "A creative agency for nonprofits, unions & progressive causes."[2]

A letter pledging support for Bernie Sanders was signed by over 1100 labor union activists.

Text of the letter

"We are union leaders, organizers and labor activists committed to building a broad, effective movement for democratic change. While we come from different unions and backgrounds, our goal is a government that carries out the will of the people, not prop up the profits of the 1% at the expense of the rest of us.

To that end, we support Bernie Sanders to be the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party. Senator Sanders has a long-standing commitment to union principles and labor’s values and we stand firmly behind him as the strongest candidate who will articulate our issues. Sanders is the bold, pro-worker alternative.

As a truly progressive candidate for the Democratic Party nomination, Senator Sanders has the chance to inspire millions of Americans with policy proposals that put the interests of the 99%, front and center. His campaign will draw attention to what unions and collective bargaining have accomplished for workers and energize our movement.

Franklin D. Roosevelt called out the “economic royalists” of his day; Senator Sanders is picking up the banner. He is the only candidate who clearly challenges the billionaires at the very top who not only stole our pensions, our jobs, our homes, but now are dismantling our democracy. He answers to “We the People” and not to the corporate and financial sectors or members of the privileged elite. Bernie brings the kind of leadership that is necessary to build a real, living democracy and a prosperous sustainable economy.

Labor must step up to change the direction of American politics. We need politics to focus on the issues of our time: growing inequality and pervasive racism, the power of concentrated wealth and its corruption of our democracy, an escalating pension and retirement security crisis, runaway military spending and a militarized foreign policy, Medicare for All, and the need for new, bold solutions to our shared problems.

Labor for Bernie 2016 won’t be a corporate-style, staff-driven, top-down campaign. It will reflect our commitment to creating fundamental change and the urgency of stronger grassroots organizing and political activity.

We call on labor leaders, union members and working people to unite behind Bernie Sanders for a voice in the presidential political process and to elect the President working families need – a President who will answer to the 99 percent!

We are Labor for Bernie 2016. Join the political revolution today!"[3]

Postal Workers meeting

A "meet and greet" was held at the office of the American Postal Workers Union July 13, 2015 between more than 40 U.S. labor leaders and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT, who is running for president.

"Bernie Sanders has been an outspoken champion of postal customers, postal workers and the public Postal Service - demanding expanded services for all Americans, an end to mail delays, and an end to the closure of postal facilities," said APWU President Mark Dimondstein.

"And he has been a forceful advocate for working people for decades. He's not in the pocket of big corporations. We thought it was important to hear his ideas about the 2016 campaign - especially how he plans to take on the big-money interests that are strangling our political system and our economy.

"There has been tremendous interest and excitement about his campaign in the labor movement," he said.

The meeting at APWU's office was co-hosted by former president of the Communications Workers of America Larry Cohen, APWU President Mark Dimondstein and APWU Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth Powell. Neither the APWU nor the CWA has endorsed a presidential candidate in 2016. Both unions are affiliates of the AFL-CIO.[4]

Labor Union supporters

The following labor union activists signed the above pledge:

Labor Union supporters

The following labor union activists signed the above pledge:

References

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