The APWU endorsement of Sanders was not unexpected as the 200,000-member union endorsed him for president in 2016, but the timing, coming just days before Monday's Iowa caucuses, added to the perception that momentum is growing for the Sanders campaign.
The American Postal Workers Union announced today that its National Executive Board has voted to endorse Bernie Sanders for president.
"We're pleased that a number of presidential candidates have taken positions and actions supportive of postal workers and expanding union rights. But when we judge candidates by their long-term and consistent actions, Bernie Sanders stands out as a true champion of postal workers and all workers throughout the country," said APWU President Mark Dimondstein.
In their deliberations, APWU's board members cited Sanders' record on postal issues including his speaking out against USPS policies that have degraded mail service; his fierce opposition to proposals that would sell off all or part of USPS to private interests; his efforts to keep post offices and mail facilities open; and his support for enhanced customer services such as postal banking.
"As the lone senator blocking postal privatizers from appointment to the Postal Board of Governors it was clear that Bernie Sanders is on the side of postal workers." said Dimondstein.
In its statement endorsing Sanders on Thursday, the postal workers union said that the Trump administration "Has released a series of proposals that would end the universal service requirement and also would make significant changes in the pricing structure of mail products." It also noted that there have been calls to sell the federally run postal service to private corporations.
"When we defeat Donald Trump, we're not going to privatize and cut the Postal Service. We're going to expand and strengthen the Postal Service," Sanders tweeted in reaction to the endorsement.
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The American Postal Workers Union announced today that its National Executive Board has voted to endorse Bernie Sanders for president.
"We're pleased that a number of presidential candidates have taken positions and actions supportive of postal workers and expanding union rights. But when we judge candidates by their long-term and consistent actions, Bernie Sanders stands out as a true champion of postal workers and all workers throughout the country," said APWU President Mark Dimondstein.
In their deliberations, APWU's board members cited Sanders' record on postal issues including his speaking out against USPS policies that have degraded mail service; his fierce opposition to proposals that would sell off all or part of USPS to private interests; his efforts to keep post offices and mail facilities open; and his support for enhanced customer services such as postal banking.
"As the lone senator blocking postal privatizers from appointment to the Postal Board of Governors it was clear that Bernie Sanders is on the side of postal workers." said Dimondstein.
In its statement endorsing Sanders on Thursday, the postal workers union said that the Trump administration "Has released a series of proposals that would end the universal service requirement and also would make significant changes in the pricing structure of mail products." It also noted that there have been calls to sell the federally run postal service to private corporations.
"When we defeat Donald Trump, we're not going to privatize and cut the Postal Service. We're going to expand and strengthen the Postal Service," Sanders tweeted in reaction to the endorsement.
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/02/01/american-postal-workers-union-endorses-bernie-sanders-for-president/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
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