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Related: About this forumHillary Clinton Scores Another Big Union Endorsement
WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton secured her sixth union endorsement Tuesday in her bid to be the Democratic nominee for president.
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America has more than half a million members. In a statement to The Huffington Post, union president Doug McCarron called Clinton "a fighter" who has "consistently fought for our issues on many levels of government."
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The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America has more than half a million members. In a statement to The Huffington Post, union president Doug McCarron called Clinton "a fighter" who has "consistently fought for our issues on many levels of government."
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-carpenters_56015846e4b0fde8b0cfb07b
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Hillary Clinton Scores Another Big Union Endorsement (Original Post)
DanTex
Sep 2015
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Top unions put brakes on Clinton endorsement SEIU and AFSCME decide to hold off
MindfulOne
Sep 2015
#1
At this point it's a good thing when any establishment entity, even a labor union,
Ron Green
Sep 2015
#4
MindfulOne
(227 posts)1. Top unions put brakes on Clinton endorsement SEIU and AFSCME decide to hold off
Oopsie!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251613488
Yeah, I know.
DanTex
(20,709 posts)2. Funny how Bernie people consider it a victory when a union endorses nobody.
Kinda tells you something.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)3. That post was a little revealing. nt.
Ron Green
(9,823 posts)4. At this point it's a good thing when any establishment entity, even a labor union,
hesitates to jump in with a picked candidate.
Bernie Sanders is a stretch for any big organization, because change is REALLY scary to them. It'll take more time, more people...both of which are coming along.
R B Garr
(16,976 posts)6. Exactly, and it looks like Biden was given as the reason, which shows they
are loyal to the Democratic party.
krawhitham
(4,647 posts)5. Not all of us
oasis
(49,408 posts)7. More than half a million members.
McCamy Taylor
(19,240 posts)8. K&R
Outrage is easy to manufacture btw, especially online.