Workday Magazine (https://workdaymagazine.org/category/policy/page/49/)
Citing his electability as determined by polling their members, the enthusiasm he generates on the campaign trail and his promise to renegotiate NAFTA, the board of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters voted unanimously to endorse Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Saying his position on trade makes a difference, and that it\’s time for the Democratic presidential nomination race to end, the Change to Win federation Thursday endorsed Sen. Barack Obama.
Two of the nation\’s largest unions have endorsed Senator Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination.
The Minnesota Legislature goes into session Tuesday as the state faces its worst economic slowdown in seven years.
In more than 20 years of attending Minnesota precinct caucuses, I\’d gotten accustomed to driving up at the last minute to join a half dozen or so neighbors taking part in the democratic process.
Minnesotans will gather with their neighbors at caucuses across the state Tuesday to make their voices heard in the race for president and in legislative and Congressional elections.
Members of unions that have endorsed Hillary Clinton for president turned out in force for a campaign rally Sunday in Minneapolis.
A pool of tax-return money is out there for working families and the United Way intends to make sure those who deserve it, claim it.
With the economy taking center stage in the U.S. presidential campaigns, candidates for the DFL endorsement for Third District Congress met to debate economic issues at a forum hosted by the Minneapolis Central Labor Union Council. With video!
By a 385-35 vote, the Democratic-run House rushed through a $146 billion "stimulus package," with very little for workers outside of individual checks of up to $600 per person and $300 per child. But the story was different in the Senate where the Finance Committee decided to add extended jobless benefits.