New Mexico Unions Ready to Elect Obama

Don Manning, Labor 2008 state director for New Mexico, reports on the presidential race.

Over the past weekend, the New Mexico Federation of Labor held its annual Committee on Political Education (COPE) convention. At the top of the priority list: getting New Mexico union members energized and mobilized to elect Sen. Barack Obama as president.

Union activists in this key state are excited to rally behind Obama and to educate fellow members about his record on health care and the economy. Obama has earned a 98 percent AFL-CIO lifetime voting record on working family issues in the U.S. Senate.

Christine Trujillo, president of the New Mexico Federation of Labor, says Obama would take the country in the right direction on the issues that matter most.

Barack has a strong record on health care and the economy. He’s the best person to lead us in the coming years.

Here’s what some other convention attendees had to say.

Robin Gould, president of Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 7076:

For the first time in my lifetime, we have a candidate who truly is of the people, by the people, for the people. He has the ability to inspire and create unity, and his leadership and support of the labor movement will take us places we’ve never been before.

Ray Diaz, Sheet Metal Workers (SMWIA) Local 49 business manager:

Sen. Obama was a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act while it was going through Congress. He understands the important issues for working families and would be a powerful ally if he were president.

Ed Miscus, AFSCME Council 18:

As a veteran, I support Barack Obama because he respects veterans and provides them with the benefits they deserve. Sen. McCain opposed the 21st Century GI Bill.

The New Mexico Federation of Labor also has endorsed Rep. Tom Udall for the U.S. Senate and Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan for the U.S. House.

For more information on Obama’s working family-friendly voting record, check out Meet Barack Obama.

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