After Membership Survey, Letter Carriers Endorse Clinton

[Omaha Steve]

http://blog.aflcio.org/2007/09/12/after-membership-survey-letter-carriers-endorse-clinton/

by Seth Michaels, Sep 12, 2007

After a national survey of its membership, the Letter Carriers (NALC) today endorsed Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) in the 2008 presidential election. The union represents 300,000 active and retired postal workers.

Letter Carriers President William H. Young said the endorsement was due to Clinton’s strong support of policies important to the union’s members, including legislation prohibiting the contracting out of mail carrier jobs. In addition, Young said:

Hillary Clinton has the strength and experience to deliver the change we need. She’s ready to lead this country from her first day in the White House.…There is nobody better prepared to take up the battle for universal health insurance, and there is no one I would trust more than Sen. Clinton to strengthen Social Security in order to keep the promises we have made as a nation to our retirees, our disabled workers and to their survivors.

In addition to the Letter Carriers, Clinton recently was endorsed by the Transportation Communications Union (TCU), which represents some 65,000 active and retired workers, mainly in the railroad industry.

FULL story at link.

[MannyGoldstein]

1. Thank You! Thank You Very Much!

[Tom Joad]

2. a sad day for labor solidarity. the nafta/wto girl did not deserve this.

[durrrty libby]

3. Excellent. I love my mailman All the good people love Hillary

:loveya: :loveya: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[Raejeanowl]

4. Really?

And the respondents mailed in their ballots?