[rad-green] 'Champion for Educators and Working Class': Largest Teachers Union in Nevada Endorses Bernie Sanders

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Dreams          January 14, 2020'Champion for Educators and Working Class':
Largest Teachers Union in Nevada Endorses Bernie Sanders"I thank the Clark
County Education Association for their support," Sanders said in response,
"and look forward to their partnership in transforming our country and
defeating the most dangerous president in modern history."by Jon Queally,
staff writer*

[image: Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Sen. Bernie
Sanders, cheer during the Nevada Democrats' "First in the West" event at
Bellagio Resort & Casino on November 17, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The
Nevada Democratic presidential caucuses is scheduled for February 22, 2020.
(Photo: David Becker/Getty Images)]

*Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders,
cheer during the Nevada Democrats' "First in the West" event at Bellagio
Resort & Casino on November 17, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Nevada
Democratic presidential caucuses is scheduled for February 22, 2020.
(Photo: David Becker/Getty Images)*

Sen. Bernie Sanders continued to rack up major labor endorsements in key
early states as the largest teachers union in Nevada on Tuesday announced
its endorsement of the 2020 Democratic candidate.

After Sanders received the most support among its approximately 19,000
members, the Clark County Education Association (CCEA) announced Sanders
would have their support leading up to the state's Democratic caucus on
Feb. 22.

"CCEA is proud to have endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for President," the
union's president Vikki Courtney said
<https://new.ccea-nv.org/ccea-endorsement/> in a statement. "Senator
Sanders has a stellar record of supporting educators. His position on
public education issues is second to none. He has always been a champion
for educators and working class people. He has our support. He has spent
time with our members and has made a firm commitment to advance public
education in our country."

Not only is it the largest educator union in Nevada—representing teachers
and other professionals across the southern part of the state, including
the Las Vegas area—CCEA is also the largest independent educator union in
the entire country.

In addition to a video in which he thanked the union for its endorsedment,
Sanders vowed <https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/1217101577582006275>
that,
if elected, he would "finally give teachers a much-deserved raise, reinvest
in public education and create an education system that benefits students
no matter their background or socioeconomic status."

"This is the richest country on Earth," Sanders tweeted
<https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/1217107980157706240> Tuesday
morning. "There is no reason why we should not have the best public
educational system in the world. Together with CCEA we are going to make
that a reality."

"I thank the Clark County Education Association for their support and look
forward to their partnership in transforming our country and defeating the
most dangerous president in modern history," Sanders said.

Sanders is popular with those in the education profession, with teachers
among the top profession fueling his small-dollar campaign and multiple
teachers union—from Illinois to California—offering their endorsement. But
it's not only teachers unions.

On Sunday, the second largest labor union in New Hampshire—another early
voting state in the primary season—issued its endorsement
<https://www.seiu1984.org/sea-seiu-local-1984-endorses-bernie-sanders-for-president/>
of
Sanders.

Bucking the national SEIU office—which has yet to endorse a candidate in
the primary—SEA/SEIU Local 1984 cited the "unwavering dedication to New
Hampshire's workers" shown by Sanders as among the reasons it was "thrilled
to endorse" his candidacy.

Similar to the teachers in Nevada, Rich Gulla, president of the
10,000-member strong local in New Hampshire, said it was because Sanders
has "taken the time to stand with us on multiple occasions" that he
received their support.

"We know American workers can count on him," Gulla said. "We are proud to
endorse Sen. Sanders for president."

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