Edwards receives major labor endorsements
Ten state chapters of the labor union SEIU (includes key state of Iowa) endorsed John Edwards yesterday. Barack Obama was endorsed by the SEIU’s Illinois chapter.
Democrat John Edwards was endorsed Monday by 10 state chapters of the Service Employees International Union, representing nearly 1 million members and including the crucial state of Iowa, union leaders said.
SEIU decided last week not to make a national endorsement in the Democratic presidential primaries, a blow to Edwards who had vigorously sought the support. The union freed its state chapters to make their own endorsements, and on Monday Iowa and nine other states representing 930,000 workers — half the union’s membership — went with the 2004 vice presidential nominee.
The other chapters backing Edwards are California, Washington, Michigan, Idaho, Montana, Minnesota, Ohio, West Virginia and Oregon.
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama won endorsements from the Illinois and Indiana chapters, which have about 170,000 members.
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