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June 3, 2016

Sanders: DNC Rejected Nurses' Union Leader for Platform Committee
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Bernie Sanders says the Democratic National Committee vetoed his
nomination of a labor union leader to the committee that will write the
party platform. Sanders was allowed to choose five of the 15 platform
members. One of the people he tapped was Rose Ann De Moro, head of
National Nurses United, but Sanders said the DNC rejected her. DNC
platform committee spokesperson Dana Vickers Shelley told The Washington
Post, "Because union leadership was represented on the full platform
committee, a decision was made no union leadership would be represented
on the platform drafting committee." The DNC did approve a labor union
pick by Hillary Clinton: Paul Booth of the American Federation of State,
County and Municipal Employees.
Topics:Bernie Sanders Unions Democratic Party2016 Election

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