Democratic candidates have taken dozens of actions to appeal to unions. But many of the nation’s largest and medium-size unions haven’t yet issued endorsements
By Eliza Collins, Ken Thomas and Emily Glazer Jan. 23, 2020 5:30 am ET LOS ANGELES—The workers represented by Rachel Sulkes’s union had reached an impasse in negotiations with food-services provider Sodexo. So Ms. Sulkes and her team turned to the 2020 field, announcing in mid-December that the union would picket outside the coming Democratic debate at Loyola Marymount University.
The deal underscored the influence that labor unions have achieved this year as candidates in a large Democratic field seek ways to distinguish themselves in a tight race for the party’s presidential nomination. “The numbers remain grim for labor in terms of membership, but the political clout of unions is considerable,” said Harley Shaiken, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, who has studied labor relations.
SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS Do you think a union endorsement would help or hurt a Democratic candidate? Why? Join the conversation below. Mary Kay Henry, SEIU’s president, said the union has urged candidates to shadow members at the workplace. Ms. Warren met a child-care worker in San Jose, Calif., in December, while Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders talked to food-services attendants at a Pittsburgh hospital.
Other unions, like the Teamsters, are requiring candidates to join workers on picket lines or in other actions to be considered for an endorsement.
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