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Randi Weingarten: Labor is united in support of Clinton. | Fred Klonsky

Randi Weingarten: Labor is united in support of Clinton. | Fred Klonsky:

Randi Weingarten: Labor is united in support of Clinton

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AFT President Randi Weingarten thinks political election campaigns are like differences in her union.
It’s works like her vision of democracy.
All she has to do is declare it so and that’s the way is.
So she tell’s the New York Times that all labor union members support Hillary. There is no other opinion. And it is so. Facts don’t get in the way.
In an effort to dispute what they say is a false narrative that union voters are closely split between Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Hillary Clinton, a group of more than 20 unions representing more than 10 million workers is releasing a statement on Monday reaffirming support for Mrs. Clinton.
“Secretary Clinton has proven herself as the fighter and champion working people and their families need in the White House,” the statement says. “That is why, of all unions endorsing a candidate in the Democratic primary, the vast majority of the membership in these unions has endorsed her.”
Leading the charge for Hillary among labor union leaders is the AFT Randi Weingarten: Labor is united in support of Clinton. | Fred Klonsky: