Bernie Sanders' Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Labor Unions
- U.S. Senate (VT) - Jr, Independent Majority Caucus Chair for Outreach
2020 Endorsements
- AFSCME Local 3299 (American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees)
- AFT Vermont (American Federation of Teachers)
- AFT Washington (American Federation of Teachers)
- American Postal Workers Union
- American Postal Workers Union of New Hampshire
- Boston Independent Drivers Guild (BIDG)
- Clark County Education Association
- Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific
- National Nurses United
- National Union of Healthcare Workers
- Pennsylvania Federation of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees
- Professional Staff Congress City University of New York (PSC-CUNY)
- State Employees Association of New Hampshire
- UFCW (United Food and Commercial Workers) Local 21
- United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
- United Teachers Los Angeles
- UNITE HERE-Local 11 (Arizona)
- UNITE HERE-Local 11 (California)
- University Professional and Technical Employees
Current Issue:
Labor Unions
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