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Tonight’s debate almost didn’t happen because of a labor dispute that prompted the presidential candidates to threaten a boycott of the event.
The debate was originally scheduled to take place at the Univesity of California, Los Angeles, but the candidates raised objections over going to the campus while the school is locked in conflict with a union representing more than 25,000 workers.
.@UniteHere11 is fighting for better wages and benefits—and I stand with them. The DNC should find a solution that lives up to our party's commitment to fight for working people. I will not cross the union's picket line even if it means missing the debate.
The debate is taking place in Los Angeles, a city where the escalating homeless crisis has become a public health emergency. LA experienced a 16% increase in homelessness this year, with a total of 36,000 people now homeless across the city, including 27,000 without shelter.
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