Chicago Teamsters' local backs Kerry

[phillybri]

http://www.johnkerry.com/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=7155

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Less than a week after the powerful Teamsters union endorsed Dick Gephardt for president, one of the union's local affiliates is bucking the party line.

The Chicago Teamsters Local 705 announced Monday it is supporting Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry for president. The announcement comes on the eve of the AFL-CIO meeting in Chicago in
which the Democratic candidates will gather for a presidential forum.

With nearly 21,000 members, Local 705 is the largest Teamster local union in Illinois and the second largest Teamster local in the country. But its numbers pale in comparison to the Teamsters'
overall membership of 1.4 million.

[chimpymustgo]

1. Impressive. When is the Illinois primary?

Will it be a factor?

[phillybri]

2. March 16, 2004

Pretty late in the schedule. Probably not a big factor...