TWU goes for Edwards
My union joins others endorsing John Edwards!Transport Workers Back Edwards
by Seth Michaels, Sep 6, 2007
The Transport Workers (TWU) announced today its endorsement of former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) for president. This is Edwards’ third endorsement from an affiliate union of the AFL-CIO.
TWU President James C. Little says Edwards pays attention to the issues most important to the union’s 200,000 active and retired members. Says Little:
John Edwards takes on subjects such as job security, health care, retirement and the growing gap in wealth between the rich and the middle class in a straightforward way that the country and working families desperately need.
In August, the AFL-CIO Executive Council said it would not yet endorse a 2008 presidential candidate, leaving AFL-CIO unions free to endorse candidates in caucuses and primaries.
Earlier this week, Edwards received the endorsements of the United Steelworkers (USW) and Mine Workers (UMWA). Last week, the Machinists (IAM) endorsed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-Ark.). Clinton also won the endorsement of the United Transportation Union (UTU), while the Fire Fighters (IAFF) have endorsed Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.). More union endorsements are expected.
In the coming months, the AFL-CIO will continue its Working Families Vote 2008 campaign, an unprecedented effort that will mobilize millions of union members across the nation to elect a worker-friendly Congress and president.
by Seth Michaels, Sep 6, 2007
The Transport Workers (TWU) announced today its endorsement of former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) for president. This is Edwards’ third endorsement from an affiliate union of the AFL-CIO.
TWU President James C. Little says Edwards pays attention to the issues most important to the union’s 200,000 active and retired members. Says Little:
John Edwards takes on subjects such as job security, health care, retirement and the growing gap in wealth between the rich and the middle class in a straightforward way that the country and working families desperately need.
In August, the AFL-CIO Executive Council said it would not yet endorse a 2008 presidential candidate, leaving AFL-CIO unions free to endorse candidates in caucuses and primaries.
Earlier this week, Edwards received the endorsements of the United Steelworkers (USW) and Mine Workers (UMWA). Last week, the Machinists (IAM) endorsed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-Ark.). Clinton also won the endorsement of the United Transportation Union (UTU), while the Fire Fighters (IAFF) have endorsed Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.). More union endorsements are expected.
In the coming months, the AFL-CIO will continue its Working Families Vote 2008 campaign, an unprecedented effort that will mobilize millions of union members across the nation to elect a worker-friendly Congress and president.