Presidential debate back on track as union reaches tentative agreement
Candidates in the December Democratic debate agree on reversing many Trump policies. But in the details on climate, housing and guns, their ideas diverge.
In a statement, Sodexo said “we are very happy” about the contract deal. “We have been a member of the LMU community since 1975 and are excited to continue working with our partners on campus to welcome the Democratic presidential debate,” the statement said. The Loyola Marymount showdown was the second time that a labor dispute nearly derailed a Democratic debate in Los Angeles.
The debate was originally scheduled to take place at UCLA but had to be moved in November after Democrats realized that the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 was boycotting campus speakers in protest ofDemocrats have been hoping to win organized labor’s support in the primary and general election, and the unions have been appreciative of the candidates’ support in their contract disputes.
“These candidates have all spoken extensively about the need to stand up for working families, and it was certainly a good thing to see them all stand in solidarity with us, as they did along with the DNC,” said Todd Stenhouse, a spokesperson for American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299.
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