Hillary Clinton Scores Another Big Union Endorsement
Source: HuffingtonPost
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America is throwing its support to Clinton.
Amanda Terkel
Posted: 09/22/2015 10:30 AM EDT | Edited: 1 minute ago
WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton secured her sixth union endorsement Tuesday in her bid to be the Democratic nominee for president.
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America has more than half a million members. In a statement to The Huffington Post, union president Doug McCarron called Clinton "a fighter" who has "consistently fought for our issues on many levels of government."
"We encourage her to continue her efforts regarding long-term and strategic budgeting for our country's infrastructure, implementing secure measures for pension reform, and eradicating the payroll fraud epidemic in our nation's construction industry," McCarron said.
The union cited Clinton's support for collective bargaining rights and Davis-Bacon laws -- which set minimum pay and standards for workers on federal projects -- as well as her opposition to so-called right-to-work laws. ...............
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-carpenters_56015846e4b0fde8b0cfb07b?l34ygb9
Congratulations to Hillary and her TEAM.
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John Locher/Associated Press Hillary Clinton toured the Carpenters International Training Center in Las Vegas on Aug. 18, 2015.
msrizzo
(796 posts)Thanks for posting.
Omaha Steve
(99,054 posts)Next time you see this stop the car, get out and shake hands, ask what the problem is, and take a flyer!
riversedge
(69,708 posts)Gothmog
(143,998 posts)still_one
(91,937 posts)this union telling us the members don't really support their leadership
This is positive news indeed for Hillary
As was her plan to try and control prescription drug prices
Tarheel_Dem
(31,207 posts)Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)Capn Sunshine
(14,378 posts)so this is really significant.
electricray
(432 posts)After all, their International President, Doug McCarren, is good buddies with GWB.
[link:http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/11/us/bush-finds-a-friend-in-carpenters-union-president.html|