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| Teamsters Union Endorses Obama |
| 2008-02-21 |
| Sen. Barack Obama won an endorsement from the powerful Teamsters union on Wednesday, critical labor support for the Democratic front-runner with upcoming contests in Ohio, Texas and Pennsylvania. "There was very, very strong support for him" among the union's members, James P. Hoffa, president of the 1.4-million member union, in an interview with The Associated Press. Hoffa planned to meet with Obama on Wednesday in Texas, the site of the next Democratic primary against Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. The Teamsters endorsement is expected to help Obama there and in Ohio on March 4, as well as in Pennsylvania on April 22. The Teamsters have 80,000 members in Pennsylvania, 60,000 in Ohio and 17,000 in Texas, Hoffa said. In addition to those members on the ground, the Teamsters plan to have their members and their families from around the country work for Obama, Hoffa said. "We're going to say, 'Yes, yes, we can elect Barack Obama,'" Hoffa said. " ... He's got the best chance to win in the November elections." When asked about the unions endorsement, Hillary Clinton was heard to mutter something about "sleeping with his old man". |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 Just because the front office has endorsed ol; toothy grin, doesn't mean the rank and file will. Seems to me that lately the union movement has been on the ropes when in contract discussion with management. Didn't they just have to eat a big new UAW health care provision? Didn't Spirit Aviation bust the union when they bought the plant from Boeing? Seems to me that the blue collar boys are getting screwed, and this may not go down good for BO |
| Posted by: USN,Ret. 2008-02-21 14:41 |
| #5 OK, thats it, Hillary has had it. The goo-goos can go to Obama or whoever and they don't matter. But when she's lost the hard cases like these, its all over. |
| Posted by: buwaya 2008-02-21 13:20 |
| #4 First Ted Kennedy and now the Teamsters. Wow…he really is the Democratic candidate of “Change”. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2008-02-21 10:34 |
| #3 Great, that's settled. But what the KU Student Newspaper wants to know is, "What drinking game would O'bama endorse?" Lets see, Quarters - all about change Chandalier - his house of glass Taxi Driver - from his 20's party days Star Wars - for the Obamanauts Up the River - ode to hillary! Under the Table - for Chicago politics |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2008-02-21 10:20 |
| #2 I'm sure they endorsed him because...he gives them HOPE! Not because there'll be a payback or anything like that. Unions, especially the Teamsters, are, of course, above all that... Adios, Mexican truckers. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-02-21 09:10 |
| #1 Teamsters Union Endorses Obama ye olde corrupt Union lies down with not so olde commie.. |
| Posted by: RD 2008-02-21 01:58 |