Every Democratic candidate slated for the December 19 debate has promised to skip it unless Loyola Marymount University workers are given a fair shake in talks for a collective bargaining agreement.
Top Democratic candidates have pledged to skip next week's debate in light of a planned protest by workers at the event's venue, Loyola Marymount University, according to their campaigns' Twitter accounts.
The 150 cooks, dishwashers, cashiers and servers behind the protest claim their employer, Sodexo, a subcontractor with the university, has stalled negotiations since March for better wages and affordable health insurance, according to their union, Unite Here Local 11. This would be the second relocation for the elusive December debate. Earlier this month, it was originally intended for the University of California, Los Angeles, but was relocated to Loyola Marymount after labor protests by another union, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees 3299.
Sanders and Yang trailed Warren's announcement by less than an hour. Later in the afternoon, former Vice President Joe Biden; billionaire Tom Steyer; South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg; and Senator Amy Klobuchar vowed not to cross the picket line.
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