So this is a thing.
Nevada's powerful Culinary Union on Thursday accused Bernie Sanders' campaign staffers of posing as union workers in an attempt to gain access to their members, a charge the Sanders campaign denies.
At issue is the staffers wearing Culinary Union buttons and entering staff-only portions of Las Vegas hotels, such as the employee dining rooms. The Sanders campaign says it’s a misunderstanding and nobody was attempting to mislead workers.
"We are disappointed and offended," said Geoconda Arguello-Kline, the union's secretary-treasurer. "It's completely inappropriate for any campaign to attempt to mislead Culinary Union members, especially at their place of work."
Jeff Weaver, Sanders' campaign manager, said Thursday -- after the statement from culinary was released -- that his understanding is that none of the staffers "ever misrepresented who they were."
Be that as it may, the union is angry. So that's a thing. It also comes on the heels of objections from AARP Iowa and the League of Conservation Voters over the Sanders campaign using their logos on his campaign mailers.