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Clinton wins first 2008 union endorsement
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Aug 28, 2007 06:07pm |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Wednesday, August 29, 2007 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Reuters article.
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"Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton picked up the first national labor endorsement of the 2008 White House race on Tuesday, winning the support of the 125,000-member United Transportation Union.
The union, which represents active and retired members of the railroad, bus and public transit industries, said it would devote "considerable resources" to backing the New York senator in the 2008 race.
"The UTU has a long history of picking winners early. Hillary will be a president that America's working families can count on," said union president Paul Thompson.
The UTU is the first of many labor unions expected to throw their grass roots and financial muscle behind a candidate over the next few months.
The AFL-CIO, an umbrella group representing 55 labor unions, freed its members to back a contender earlier this month when its executive council could not reach the two-thirds consensus needed for an endorsement by the full federation.
Democratic candidate Chris Dodd, a Connecticut senator who has lagged his top rivals in opinion polls, is expected to win the endorsement of the firefighters union on Wednesday. The union was an early and influential backer of Democratic nominee John Kerry in the 2004 race.
Dodd and Harold Schaitberger, president of the International Association of Fire Fighters, will conduct a three-day tour of early voting states Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada this week, Dodd's campaign office said.
Clinton holds a big lead over her 2008 Democratic rivals in national polls five months before the first nominating contests are scheduled and more than 14 months ahead of the November 2008 presidential election." |
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