As Democratic presidential candidates compete for labor union endorsements, they’re not the only ones on edge: labor leaders are anxious, too.
“Some of the unions will probably be changing their mind this time and going about it a whole different way, because quite frankly, it backfired on them,” said Christopher Shelton, president of the Communication Workers of America, which avoided the internal tension last time by having its full membership choose whom to endorse. The union backed Sanders.
The American Federation of Teachers announced late last month it was changing its endorsement process to seek more input from front line educators. The union’s“We must have a process that our members believe in, that is credible, authentic and transparent,”said while unveiling the new plan on a March 19 tele-town hall with 30,000 members.
“This time, we want to figure out how do we give as much air and oxygen and space as we possibly can for our members to be at the center of this decision,” said Mary Kay Henry, president of the union.century way to engage as many of our members who want to participate.” Even the leader of the communications workers, which gave Sanders one of his most potent primary endorsements in 2016, was predicting shortly before the candidate took the stage Monday that there won’t be a repeat.
Former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke bemoaned the damage done to labor and society, he said, by the
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