Dodd rolls in, speaks to union workers

Source: RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL

ANJEANETTE DAMON

Making his first campaign visit to Reno on Friday, U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., called for the immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq, promised to work toward universal health care and touted his long record of labor-friendly legislation before a group of hotel and casino workers.

When asked about his position on the federal government's plan to store the nation's nuclear waste outside Las Vegas, he said his views are open to change.

Dodd was the latest candidate to pursue Nevada's labor constituency in his campaign for the Democratic nomination for president.

"As president of the United States, I want to create that climate where people have the right to organize, the right to be part of a union, the right to be able to negotiate not only their wages and benefits but health care and job security as well," he told the members of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226.

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