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2020 Democrats at labor event can’t stop talking jobs

By Nathan Ouellette
Posted April 10, 2019 at 10:08pm

By Nathan Ouellette

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A host of Democratic presidential candidates spoke Wednesday on the second day of the North America’s Building Trades Unions Legislative Conference. Their message was clear: jobs, jobs, jobs. NABTU supports strong labor laws and workforce development. Each candidate, from John Hickenlooper to Eric Swalwell, made sure to emphasize the importance of America’s working class — a demographic that was key to President Donald Trump’s 2016 win.

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