APWU Endorsement of Bernie Sanders (Image by Rick Rothwell)
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The New Hampshire Postal Workers Union on Saturday endorsed Democratic Party presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.
“I am proud to announce that both the New Hampshire Postal Workers Union and Manchester Area Local have voted to endorse Sen. Sanders as the next president of the United States,” said Janice Kelble, Legislative Director for the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Manchester Area Local #230 & the NH Postal Workers Union, representing close to 1500 members and retirees in New Hampshire.
In a prepared statement, Kelble said:
The American Postal Workers Union is committed to fighting for decent pay and benefits, a safe workplace and dignity and respect on the job. As affiliates of the AFL-CIO, we also strongly believe in social and economic justice for all working families.
Bernie Sanders has been a long time champion of postal workers & postal customers. Years ago he held a Town Hall Meeting where nearly 400 workers, community residents, veterans and area business people came together in a crowded VT school cafeteria to talk about the impact of service changes. He left that meeting on a mission to maintain a thriving public Postal Service and he has not let up on that mission, defending the Postal Service with the same passion as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
He has been a forceful advocate for working people in many ways, fighting for paid family medical leave & a livable wage, while rejecting unfair trade deals that favor special interests. His focus is always on creating opportunities that lift the middle class and those living in poverty.
In keeping with the strong principles of our organization, I am proud to announce that both the NH Postal Workers Union and Manchester Area Local have voted to endorse Senator Bernie Sanders as the next president of the United States. It is time for us to stand up and fight for a President we can count on.
“It is time for us to stand up and fight for a president we can count on,” she added in remarks to about 200 supporters who turned up for the opening of a new campaign field office.
Bernie Sanders in Manchester NH (Image by mark king)
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