The United Steelworkers, which previously had backed Senator John Edwards, announced their support for Obama in a statement. Obama is seeking the Democratic Party endorsement to run in the November general election.

"When the presidential primary contests began last year, our union felt strongly that because of Senator John Edwards\'s deep commitment to working people and because of our shared beliefs, he deserved our strong endorsement," the union said.

"Today, by virtue of a unanimous vote of our International Executive Board, we find ourselves once again in agreement with Senator Edwards, this time with his decision last evening to endorse Senator Barack Obama. And thus today, the United Steelworkers enthusiastically endorses Senator Barack Obama to be the next President of the United States.

"Senator Obama’s call for a significant change of direction amounts to far more than a compelling rallying cry. It is buttressed by his record of consistent support for workers, by his call for sweeping changes to our health care system, by his unflinching support for Employee Free Choice, and by his insistence that America\'s trade policies must, first and foremost, serve the interests of America\'s working families.

The Steelworkers said, "America\'s workers cannot afford another four years of rehashed Bush administration policies, another four years in which the National Labor Relations Board shills for corporate misconduct, or another four years of a Secretary of the Treasury who considers it his \'job\' to bail out Wall Street speculators at the expense of hard working families losing their homes."

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