Union Leaders and Senator Bernie Sanders Rally in Cambridge, MA

Cambridge, Massachusetts — Featuring Sean O’Brien, president of the Teamsters Union, Sara Nelson of the Flight Attendants Union and Senator Bernie Sanders, union members and their allies gathered on the Cambridge Common in Massachusetts in the shadow of Harvard University. Their goal was to fire up workers and to call for an increase in union membership, power and presence.

Themes included the need for labor to hold corporate power in check, and speakers condemned money spent by such large corporations as Amazon and Starbucks for union busting. They all spoke of Washington including the Democratic party not as allies themselves but as government officials more interested in helping their corporate donors than their constituents including workers.

Capitalism needs to be checked by the working class

“The workers need to ensure unchecked capitalism is put in check by the working class.” Announced Sara Nelson as she spoke about the need to ensure every worker has a livable wage.

Sean O’Brien called the audience to inspire people to join a union and to hold the politicians accountable.

He said that a company that does not have a union should not have government contracts. “No Union, No government…