One-time U. S. presidential contender Bernie Sanders spoke in favor of unionization at a largely African-American Mississippi Nissan plant, in an…
WASHINGTON —
One-time U. S. presidential contender Bernie Sanders spoke in favor of unionization at a largely African-American Mississippi Nissan plant, in an appearance that doubled as Democratic outreach in the wake of Donald Trump’s election.
Sanders, who was bested by Hillary Clinton during the Democratic Party’s primary, was accompanied by actor Danny Glover and other officials from the NAACP, which is the largest African-American advocacy group in the United States.
Organizers demanded that the company halt what they said was “ongoing harassment of African-American workers who are organizing to form a union.”
They allege the factory’s management threatened to illegally shut down the facility and terminate employment if workers unionized, and unlawfully interrogated workers.
The United Auto Workers labor union filed a complaint in May with the National Labor Relations Board claiming that Nissan was using deterrence tactics against workers who showed signs of unionizing.
