Despite SEIU Intl. Hillary Clinton Endorsement, SEIU Local 1984 in NH Votes to Back Bernie Sanders
Despite its parent international union’s Hillary Clinton endorsement this week, New Hampshire’s second-largest union, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1984, endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders’ campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday.
“Bernie Sanders has a long history of fighting for working people,” Richard Gulla, President of SEIU Local 1984, said in a statement. “He shares many of our members’ goals and values,” he said, listing Sanders’ combative stance on “Wall Street greed and corruption” and the Vermont Senator’s support of higher wages and accessible higher education.
Local 1984, also known as the State Employees Association (SEA), represents 11,000 workers, and is the first SEIU local to break with the international union since its Tuesday endorsement of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a decision which puzzled some due to Clinton’s reluctance on a demand for a $15 minimum wage that has been a goal for SEIU’s allies in the Fight for $15 movement.
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