He literally does not just talk the talk, he walks the walk. About 10,000 University of California workers across the state went on strike today and some were joined by Bernie on the picket line outside Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Here’s more about Bernie’s support of the strikers today:
Bernie Sanders’ first appearance in California as a 2020 presidential candidate was not at a mega-rally like the ones that defined his previous bid, but at a speech before sun-baked picketers in front of UCLA’s medical center.
“I’m here today not as a candidate for president but as somebody who has spent the last 40 years of his life walking the picket lines for unionized workers,” said Sanders, sporting rolled shirtsleeves. He wore a baseball cap that partially obscured a bandage covering stitches he received last week after cutting his head on a shower door.
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Sanders blasted the University of California for acting like a “corporate-type employer,” and framed the workers’ demands as part of a larger labor struggle.
“What we are seeing all across this country is a war being waged against working people in America,” he said.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-bernie-sanders-ucla-20190320-story.html (forgot this earlier)
More about the strike:
The strikers include UC research and technical workers joined in a show of support by thousands more healthcare and patient-care employees. The one-day strike comes amid contentious contract negotiations between the UC system and workers represented by the University Professional & Technical Employees, or UPTE. Medical Center patients may have to cross picket lines or expect delays Wednesday.
10,000 UC Medical Workers To Strike Alongside Bernie Sanders
While some candidates meet with big donors, Bernie is fighting alongside striking workers. He knows which side he is on. Union campaign, union supporter, walking the picket line.
Bernie is fighting for working people.