Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday sought to ease tensions between his supporters and an influential Nevada union that publicly criticized his campaign's push for 'Medicare for All.'
Sanders has been on the defensive after the union’s statement Wednesday about being attacked by his supporters.
He praised Culinary Workers in an interview with NBC News' Kristen Welker Wednesday as “a great union” and pledged to “work with them very closely."“Our Medicare for All program will work well for the culinary workers, will work well for every union in America because finally we are gonna have comprehensive health care,” he said, adding that “every American, the vast majority of working Americans, will pay substantially less than they're paying right now.
Sanders has said health care savings from his plan would be pushed to union members, but some unions have expressed skepticism of giving up their negotiated health care plans.has a nonprofit health care fund for its members and the union built its own health care facility in 2017. The Culinary Health Center includes primary, pediatric and urgent care, along with vision care, dental care, MRIs, and CT scans, the union's director of communications, Bethany Khan, told NBC News this week. She said the staff is bilingual, which mirrors the union's membership, and the services have low or no copays.
Meanwhile, Sanders’ competitors for the Democratic nomination pledged their support to the union amid the public spat.and their fight for better wages, world class health care, and the American dream for working and immigrant families. No one should ever attack them for fighting and delivering for their members.
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