Union strike may force another Democratic debate venue move
by Joseph Simonson
| December 13, 2019 03:24 PM
Leading 2020 Democrats say they won't participate in next week's presidential primary debate unless a union dispute is settled at the planned host site, Loyola Marymount University.
If the Dec. 19 debate in Los Angeles doesn't include enough, or any, participants, its sponsor, the Democratic National Committee, would have to scramble to find another location.
On Friday, the candidates took to Twitter to express solidarity with UNITE HERE Local 11, which is currently on a strike against a catering service used by the university.
"[UNITE HERE Local 11] is fighting for better wages and benefits — and I stand with them," Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren said in a tweet. "The DNC should find a solution that lives up to our party's commitment to fight for working people. I will not cross the union's picket line even if it means missing the debate."
Socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont sent a similar message.
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