Unions still hold appeal for Democrats
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They can be found rallying union workers, walking picket lines or helping sign up new members. Democrats running for president are after something else this time of year: the endorsements of the oh-so-important labor unions.
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One of the most influential unions in politics is giving Democrats running for president the once over.
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A large group of liberal organizations is planning to wage a national lobbying and public relations campaign to press for passage of the House Democrats' legislative agenda next year, taking a page from longtime corporate practices.
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The Democratic candidates are aggressively pursuing members of the group that could serve as tiebreakers at the partyâs convention.
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A coalition of labor unions &#151; traditionally a bastion of support for Democrats &#151; are lobbying senators of that party in favor of President Bush's air-pollution plan.
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Major labor endorsements made in the 2008 Democratic presidential primary:
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Democrats in Wisconsin and Hawaii had their say Tuesday in a hard-fought presidential campaign that has grown increasingly negative with charges of broken promises, plagiarism and petty partisanship.
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Democrat leaders search for a mediator as race for party nomination threatens to drag on until August convention
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After losing back-to-back presidential elections, Democratic leaders are trying to figure out how to make the party more relevant to mainstream Americans and keep it from slipping into perpetual minority-party status.
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Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards are the finalists for a crucial endorsement from the Service Employees International Union, one of organized labor's most powerful unions.
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With Democrats in control of Congress, labor will try to make unionizing as simple as signing a card, a move which business is already challenging as an assault on the secret-ballot process.
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Blog: A day after a federal agency urged against new rules for broadband operators, Democratic leaders in Congress say they're not giving up on enacting the divisive anti-discrimination laws.
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Senate and House Democrats attacked the Republican-led National Labor Relations Board at a Congressional hearing on Thursday, saying its recent decisions had favored employers over workers.
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Democrats are aiming for a resolution that is simpler than the Senate's.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton's union supporters are working hard for her in Florida, although the New York senator can't come into the state herself because of the state's defiance of Democratic Party primary rules.
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Many Democrats, womenÂs organizations and liberal groups are gearing up for a fight on another workplace issue: paid sick days.
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Democratic presidential candidates are actively courting the Service Employees International Union, which also plans to spend on candidates in Congressional and state contests.