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Bernie Sanders got a rock star reception Wednesday when he joined some of the nearly 40,000 Verizon workers who walked off their jobs.
The Democratic presidential candidate was greeted with cheers when he showed up unexpectedly on the picket line in Brooklyn to show solidarity with striking workers.
"Brothers and sisters, thank you for your courage in standing up for justice against corporate greed," Sanders said to loud applause.
Earlier, Sanders' rival Hillary Clinton blasted Verizon's management and sided with the strikers.
"Verizon should come back to the bargaining table with a fair offer for their workers," she said in a statement. "To preserve and grow America's middle class, we need to protect good wages and benefits, including retirement security. And we should be doing all we can to keep good-paying jobs with real job security in New York."
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