AFL-CIO sending presidential candidates to cities for interviews

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Associated Press

AFL-CIO sending presidential candidates to cities for interviews

Apr 18, 2007 8:18 AM (11 hrs ago)
By JESSE J. HOLLAND, AP

WASHINGTON (Map, News) - Democratic presidential candidates seeking the AFL-CIO's endorsement will get two chances to impress union members: once alone at a town hall-style meeting and again at a multi-candidate forum in Chicago.

The candidates got to choose where they wanted to have their town hall meeting from ones preselected by the union. Once there, they will get to speak to union members as well as face tough questions about their candidacies, labor officials said.

"Working families will have the chance to ask the candidates what they will do to make America work for working families," said AFL-CIO President John Sweeney.

The multi-candidate forum will be held in Chicago on Aug. 6 or Aug. 7, which will coincide with the union's executive council meeting.

Labor delivered millions of votes for the Democratic Party in the 2006 midterm elections, and the unions are gearing up to make a push for the eventual Democratic presidential nominee.

Read more: http://www.examiner.com/a-680481~AFL_CIO_sending_presidential_candidates_to_cities_for_interviews.html

[Gman]

1. This is a very long way from 1984

when Lane Kirkland edicted and the executive board approved that Mondale would get the endorsement even before the primaries started thereby denying the membership the right to work for the candidate of their choice in the primaries. I guess there are a few nice things that can be said about Sweeney, Linda, Trumpka.