All seven Democratic presidential candidates who met the qualifications to participate in next week's debate declared their support for a local labor union and said they would not participate in the debate if they have to cross the union's picket line
Washington All seven Democratic presidential candidates who met the qualifications to participate in next week's debate declared their support on Friday for a local labor union and said they would not participate in the debate if they have to cross the union's picket line.
UNITE HERE Local 11 sent a letter Friday to all the Democratic presidential campaigns informing them of a labor dispute involving their union on Loyola Marymount University's campus, the site for next week's debate. LMU subcontracts its food service operations to a company called Sodexo, and Local 11 has been in negotiations with Sodexo since March for a collective bargaining agreement, according to the letter.
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