Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., was in Massachusetts this weekend for a workers' rights rally.
Sanders' event, called "The Working Class: Fighting Back Against Corporate Greed," occurred at Cambridge Common Park at 1 p.m. Sunday and was held in partnership with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the Association of Flight Attendants-Communications Workers of America.
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"The rallies come at a time when the U.S. is experiencing a historic labor uprising," Sanders' office said in its announcement of the event. "From Starbucks to Amazon, and across dozens of industries, working Americans are organizing new unions and going on strike for better pay and safer working conditions."
A strike at a Commonwealth Avenue Starbucks near Boston University is the longest job action at any location nationwide. Workers have been picketing since July 18.
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Sanders spoke at the event alongside IBT General President Sean O'Brien and Sara Nelson, president of AFA-CWA.
The event came to Cambridge a day after a rally in Philadelphia.
