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April 14, 2016

NYC: Verizon Workers Among 27,000 at Sanders Rally in Washington Square Park
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Both Democratic presidential candidates joined Verizon workers on the
picket lines in New York City. Speaking in his home borough of Brooklyn,
Sanders criticized Verizon.

Sen. Bernie Sanders: "It's not a question of excited. It's a question of
workers standing up for justice, taking on a large, greedy corporation
who wants to outsource good-paying jobs, who wants to take away
healthcare benefits from its workers. But somehow, they do have enough
money to pay their CEO $20 million a year. What this union and its
workers are standing up for is justice, and I stand with them today."

On Wednesday evening, Bernie Sanders drew one of his largest crowds to
date in New York City's Washington Square Park. His campaign put the
crowd at 27,000 people. The entire front section appeared to be striking
Verizon workers. Meanwhile, Verizon's CEO hit back at Sanders in a blog
post, calling the senator's views "contemptible." Hillary Clinton's
critics have pointed out the Clinton campaign has received tens of
thousands of dollars from Verizon executives and lobbyists. Verizon paid
Clinton $225,000 for a 2013 speech. On Wednesday, Sanders won the
endorsement of the New York City transit workers union, while Clinton
was backed by an electrical workers union.
Topics:Verizon Bernie Sanders Hillary Clinton2016 Election

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