American Postal Workers Union Endorses Bernie Sanders

“He’s a real person as opposed to the rich people who are usually politicians, he’s our kind of people, and I think he will be our kind of president”, Brooks said. “It’s time for a political revolution”, said APWU President Mark Dimondstein, echoing a call to action from the candidate.

Calling Sanders “a fierce advocate of postal reform”, Dimondstein hailed the Vermont senator as an authentic champion for the concerns and rights of American employees.

The Vermont senator is also one of the foremost champions for a proposal to turn local post offices into public banks.

“We know, especially in Iraq and Afghanistan, many men and women have come home wounded in body and wounded in spirit”, Sanders said. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is rallying for an increase in pay for low-wage workers at his day-job workplace – the Senate.

“Brothers and sisters, for over 230 years, and enshrined in our Constitution, the postal service has played an unbelievably important role for the people of our country and for our entire economy”, Sanders said in Vegas.

If the recent poll retains the results in the next matchups, it could possibly mean Sanders will win a landslide victory in the presidential campaign. As a result several national unions deciding to delay endorsing anyone. National Nurses United, which represents about 185,00 members, endorsed him in August. Bernie Sanders, challenging his eligibility for the Democratic primary ballot in New Hampshire because he has long identified himself as an Independent.

After almost six months on the campaign trail, it appears that his campaign has gained enough steam to make the candidate a viable presidential contender. His APWU speech was clearly meant to set the stage for an eventual endorsement, a fact which is even mentioned by the union in their release announcing their support for Sanders. “And, no other candidate has his record of fighting to defend and expand Social Security, promoting “Medicare for all, ‘ and opposing “fast track trade authority’ and rotten trade deals like the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)”.

The former secretary of state has already garnered endorsements from the American Federation of Teachers, the National Education Association and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, according to The Huffington Post.

Joyal added that union brass might be tempted to swing their votes toward Clinton, but that dues-paying members in the “Live Free or Die” state of New Hampshire will not necessarily follow.