From POLITICO: ‘Bernie has a real decision to make’: Labor throws in with Biden
Berry Craig
EDITOR'S NOTE: The AFL-CIO has not endorsed anybody for president this year.
By MARC CAPUTO
First came the National Education Association. Then the United Food and Commercial Workers. The American Federation of Teachers came next, and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees followed.
Joe Biden has racked up endorsements from four of the largest — and most politically influential — unions in the past 10 days, a show of force that has bolstered his standing as the de facto Democratic nominee for president and dealt a serious blow to Bernie Sanders’ flickering hopes.
“Bernie has a real decision to make,” AFT President Randi Weingarten said without explicitly calling on Sanders to drop out.