Bernie Sanders attends downtown SF union rally

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders joined hotel and restaurant employees for a boisterous afternoon rally in San Francisco’s Financial District on Wednesday in which the workers demanded the right to unionize.

Sanders showed up about 4:30 p.m. at the event in the plaza at 101 California St., near the Le Meridien Hotel, and briefly spoke to a cheering crowd of about 500 people.

Sanders, wearing a blue shirt with his sleeves rolled up, spoke for about five minutes.

“I’m here to demand the wealthy and the multinational corporations to pay their fair share,” he said.

Following his speech, he waded into the crowd to shake hands with supporters before heading to a scheduled evening rally in Vallejo.