2020 Candidates Vow to Boycott<br />Debate in Solidarity With Union Protest.<br />All seven of the qualifying Democratic candidates<br />recently announced their decisions to boycott<br />the upcoming debate on Dec. 19.<br />The move is being done in support of Unite Here Local 11,<br />a food service workers union, that plans to picket outside<br />the debate’s venue, Loyola Marymount University. .<br />@UniteHere11 is fighting for better wages<br />and benefits—and I stand with them. The DNC<br />should find a solution that lives up to our party's<br />commitment to fight for working people. I will<br />not cross the union's picket line even if it<br />means missing the debate, Elizabeth Warren, via Twitter.<br />I stand with the workers of @UniteHere11<br />on campus at Loyola Marymount University<br />fighting Sodexo for a better contract. I will<br />not be crossing their picket line, Bernie Sanders, via Twitter.<br />Although an agreement has yet to be reached, LMU<br />has reportedly reached out to Sodexo, the food services and facilities management company, to “advance negotiations and solutions” with the union. .<br />A spokeswoman for the Democratic National Committee<br />has said they are looking for an “acceptable solution” that<br />will enable the debate to proceed as scheduled. .<br />While L.M.U. is not a party to the negotiations between Sodexo and Unite Here Local 11, Tom Perez would absolutely not cross a picket line and would never expect our candidates to either, DNC Spokeswoman, via 'NYT'
