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The Plumbers and Pipe Fitters union (UA) has endorsed Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) in the 2008 presidential race.
UA President William Hite said the endorsement, announced yesterday, was due to Obama’s record of service to working families.
Barack Obama is the UA’s choice because he has always fought for working people throughout his career and will do the best job of bringing badly needed change to Washington. Sen. Obama will help us keep existing jobs and work to develop new higher-paying jobs here in America, reform our health care system, fix our ailing schools and make sure that the pensions of our retirees are safe.
The UA is the first national AFL-CIO affiliated union to endorse Obama, who won the Iowa caucuses last week and came in a close second in this week’s New Hampshire primary. The UA represents 340,000 members.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), who won the New Hampshire primary, has earned the endorsement of 12 unions affiliated with the AFL-CIO: AFSCME, AFT, the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), the Bricklayers (BAC), the Letter Carriers (NALC), the Machinists (IAM), the Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU), the Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT), the Sheet Metal Workers (SMWIA), TCU/IAM, the Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and the United Transportation Union (UTU).
IAM’s endorsement of Clinton in the Democratic primaries was accompanied by an endorsement of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee in the Republican primaries.
Three national unions are backing former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) in the Democratic primaries: the Mine Workers (UMWA), Transport Workers (TWU) and United Steelworkers (USW).
In August, the AFL-CIO Executive Council said it would not yet make an endorsement for a 2008 candidate, freeing AFL-CIO unions to endorse candidates for the caucuses and primaries. The AFL-CIO will continue the Working Families Vote 2008 campaign to help elect a worker-friendly Congress and president.
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Why doesn’t Senator Obama tell us,striaght out himself what he is going to do for us.I have heard him speak a few times and he’ seems just like ever other politican i’ve ever heard.Talk for hours and say nothing of substance.I’ll tell you one thing he will do, he will give 12 to 20 million illegal aliens citizenship.That should really help the building trades in their struggle for decent jobs at decent wages.
Dr is correct. B. Hussein Obama is not that much for the working families so his support means lower pay for Americans being replaced by cheap labor.
I am amazed that not one person commented about the fact the other unions endorsed but as soon as Obama gets one endorsement someone has a negative comment. If you have not heard what Obama said he was going to do then obviously there is something wrong with you.
Obama has a stronger AFL-CIO voting record than Hillary Clinton and has long been a supporter of working families. He has been clear and concise about the fact that #1 he is going to begin a phase withdrawal to get our troops out of Iraq, #2 Universal Healthcare with mandates for children but not for adults who cannot afford it and #3 restore middle class jobs.
did you people not under stand where this mans plan for the hard working middle class man . all i hear is about change. what is he changing oil in his car , your kids diapers, or your tires. where is his plan for all this change why did your union not get john edwards 80 page book call bold solutions for real change out to all your members and let them pick who they want to see who they should support. but just a few people choose to pick obama what is it in for them . i work with lot of union pipe fitters and they are not happy about this you will be wroung because john edwards will come back he has the stength to put up the fight david polzin menominee michigan
And number 4 give 20 million illegal aliens citizenship,with all rights that go along with it.He will also continue the same free trade policies that are in effect now.What we need is a thrid party candidate.Become an Independent as I have and make them come to you with some real policies if they want your vote.Let them know your mad as hell and your not going to take it anymore.As far as not speaking out I have every where I can and this is my International Union behind this endorsement and they do not speak for me.