All of the Democratic presidential contenders who qualified for the Dec. 19 debate said they will not attend if a labor dispute at the venue isn’t resolved.
Unionized workers at Loyola Marymount University in Las Vegas are in a labor dispute with Sodexo, a food services company. The union representing the workers said on Dec. 13 that “the leading contenders for the Democratic nomination will be greeted with picket lines” at the university.