Major Union Moves to Endorse Obama
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Sen. Barack Obama is expected to be endorsed Friday by the Service Employees International Union, one of the nation's most powerful, union officials have told The Associated Press
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Rival union federations have agreed to coordinate get-out-the-vote and other efforts for November.
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Sen. Barack Obama was drawing strong support across race and gender lines Tuesday in Virginia in a bold grab at some of the core backers of his rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Barack Obama picked up the endorsement of a leading anti-war group Friday and said Democratic presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton still has not adequately explained her vote to go into Iraq.
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Gathering strength, Sen. Barack Obama collected a key labor endorsement and coaxed away one of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's delegates on Friday, at the same time he criticized his rival for supporting legislation harmful to workers.
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LANHAM, Md. -- Rep. Albert R. Wynn of Maryland's 4th District drew about 100 union members to a rally Thursday in Lanham, a suburb of Washington, D.C. The event, held at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers main office building, was aimed in part at blunting the political impact of recent labor endorsements received by liberal activist Donna Edwards, Wynn's main challenger in the upcoming Feb. 12 primary.
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Sen. Barack Obama is slated to pick up the endorsement of the powerful Teamsters, the second major union endorsement for the Democratic front-runner in a week, union officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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An event steeped in civil rights symbolism offers rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama an opportunity to show unity with the black community while they spar over support from a crucial Democratic constituency.
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The largest union in the AFL-CIO &#151; representing state and local government workers &#151; is beginning a multimillion-dollar effort to mobilize its members to vote, work for improved health care and organize more workers.
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A vote by members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union on wage and benefit cuts at bankrupt car parts maker Delphi Corp.  saw strong support from several locals, but met stiff opposition at one New York unit.
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Despite the candidates' pleas for endorsements, some of the most powerful labor unions are sitting on the sidelines until the presidential primaries begin to thin out the Democratic field.
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Bloomberg - Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- New York Senator Hillary Clinton and Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd won their first endorsements from national unions, gaining coveted support in their bids for the Democratic presidential nomination.
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Democratic presidential hopefuls on Monday brandished their labor credentials before two of the nation's more powerful unions in a hunt for endorsements.
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The Service Employees International Union has postponed its presidential endorsement until next month, underscoring divisions within the powerful labor group over front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton, sentimental favorite John Edwards and latest star Barack Obama.
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The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers on Thursday endorsed Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republican Mike Huckabee
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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.
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The nation's newest labor federation, Change to Win, may endorse one of the Democratic presidential primary candidates, the group's chairwoman said Friday.