Post by Logan on Feb 25, 2016 10:26:18 GMT -6
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Tuesday picked up the support of Living United for Change in Arizona, a group whose aim is to organize the state's lower-income and minority families in the pursuit of "social and economic justice."
Sanders, a left-leaning independent U.S. senator from Vermont who won this month's New Hampshire primary, is trying to regain his momentum after a loss to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Saturday's Democratic caucuses in Nevada.
LUCHA officials were set to announce their endorsement Tuesday afternoon during a news conference at Sanders' Phoenix campaign headquarters.
The Sanders campaign described LUCHA as "the leading workers-rights organization in Arizona," citing the group's advocacy for "a fair and just" $15 minimum wage and for helping fast-food industry workers who want the right to unionize. LUCHA has more than 600 members, the campaign said.
Read more: www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/azdc/2016/02/23/bernie-sanders-gets-nod-latino-worker-rights-group/80819386/#
Sanders, a left-leaning independent U.S. senator from Vermont who won this month's New Hampshire primary, is trying to regain his momentum after a loss to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Saturday's Democratic caucuses in Nevada.
LUCHA officials were set to announce their endorsement Tuesday afternoon during a news conference at Sanders' Phoenix campaign headquarters.
The Sanders campaign described LUCHA as "the leading workers-rights organization in Arizona," citing the group's advocacy for "a fair and just" $15 minimum wage and for helping fast-food industry workers who want the right to unionize. LUCHA has more than 600 members, the campaign said.
Read more: www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/azdc/2016/02/23/bernie-sanders-gets-nod-latino-worker-rights-group/80819386/#