The gap between the frontrunners was so close that the union's executive board decided on Wednesday, after a review of the vote outcome, that the most appropriate reflection of the will of the membership was to offer grassroots support to both the Warren and Sanders campaigns.
"This is not your typical union endorsement. We didn't tell our members how to vote, they told us," said NUHW President Sal Rosselli. "We trust our members and their judgments and the outcome of this vote reflects the collective will of members from San Diego to the Oregon border. Our members clearly like both Senators Warren and Sanders. And, after reviewing the vote totals, our executive board felt that an endorsement of both candidates was most fair due to the closeness of the vote."
NUHW Members began voting on Sunday, Sept 22 and balloting ended on Wednesday, Sept 25. Members were able to vote for up to three candidates, but could not vote for the same candidate more than once. Members who voted for more than one candidate did not rank their preference.