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sufrommich

(22,871 posts)
Thu Dec 10, 2015, 10:52 AM Dec 2015

Hillary Clinton wins endorsement of federal workers' union

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Thursday won the endorsement of a union representing federal workers, adding to her labor advantage over rival Bernie Sanders.

American Federation of Government Employees union said it was backing Clinton, a former secretary of state, over the Vermont senator in the Democratic primaries. The union represents 670,000 workers in the federal government and District of Columbia government.

"These are both great people, I want to say that up front, but Secretary Clinton is the most powerful, she is the one who could drive an agenda and be a fighter for federal employees," said J. David Cox Sr., the union's national president.

Cox said Clinton was best positioned to help the union's workers achieve higher wages, and he noted the lack of a pay increase in three years.


http://www.nwherald.com/2015/12/10/hillary-clinton-wins-endorsement-of-federal-workers-union/am5wtwy/



Cross posted from GD/P.

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Hillary Clinton wins endorsement of federal workers' union (Original Post) sufrommich Dec 2015 OP
K & R Iliyah Dec 2015 #1
Awesome! workinclasszero Dec 2015 #2
'Cause she's the most "Powerful"!! Damn Straight! Cha Dec 2015 #3
Yes! msrizzo Dec 2015 #4
This is now MOST union members! yallerdawg Dec 2015 #5
Congrats to Hilary FloridaBlues Dec 2015 #6
Yet another great endorsement! Walk away Dec 2015 #7
Are there any unions left for Bernie? William769 Dec 2015 #8
Here's even more information from CNN re: how the polling was done and more... Walk away Dec 2015 #9

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
5. This is now MOST union members!
Thu Dec 10, 2015, 12:49 PM
Dec 2015

That's a lot of organized campaigners and actual voters!

Clinton has won the endorsements of nearly 20 unions and labor alliances, representing more than 11 million workers, including large unions representing teachers and state government workers around the nation.
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