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Article snippet: Democratic presidential hopefuls are seizing on anti-corporate rhetoric and policy proposals as they look to win the support of influential labor unions and frame themselves as working-class heroes. While virtually every Democrat in the race has sworn off corporate campaign cash, many are still grappling with past ties to powerful industries and fear that candidates like Sen. MORE (I-Vt.) could eventually frame their more recent denunciations of big business and special interests as inauthentic or opportunistic. Sen. MORE (D-Mass.), a longtime critic of big business who has called for the break-up of big tech companies like Amazon, has been especially vocal. She recently joined Stop & Shop workers on strike in Somerville, Mass, on April 12, the day after the strike for better wages and benefits was declared. Stop and Shop "workers deserve fair wages and good benefits—and I’m behind them 100% of the way," she tweeted last week. "I stand in solidarity with @UFCW and the 31K workers who are making their voices heard," she added, referring to the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. South Bend, Ind., Mayor MORE, who has not officially declared his candidacy, rallied with the workers in Boston on Thursday. Additionally, Sens. MORE (D-Minn.) tweeted their support for the strike. Sanders, who has made income inequality and protecting workers a key part of his campaign, has repeatedly touted his support for unions and his denunciations of "corporat... Link to the full article to read more