Steelworkers endorse Obama

[RunInRed 16,495]

Wait..I thought Obama had a problem with blue collar workers...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The United Steelworkers union endorsed Barack Obama for president Thursday, which should give the Illinois senator a powerful advocate in attracting the Democratic blue-collar workers his campaign has been courting.

The endorsement comes one day after former presidential candidate and Steelworker ally John Edwards endorsed Obama, a key component in the union's decision to go with the Democratic front-runner. The union had earlier endorsed Edwards, who threw his support to Obama Wednesday night.

"We find ourselves once again in agreement with Senator Edwards, this time with his decision last evening to endorse Senator Barack Obama," the union said in a statement. "And thus today, the United Steelworkers enthusiastically endorses Senator Barack Obama to be the next president of the United States."

The Steelworkers are the second union that endorsed Edwards to now go with Obama. The 200,000-member Transport Workers Union earlier switched and endorsed Obama.

The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and the United Mine Workers union—who also endorsed Edwards—have not made new endorsements in the race.

Obama and his presidential rival, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, have been courting the 600,000 member Steelworkers union since Edwards dropped out of the race. The union's executive board, however, was unanimous in picking Obama for its endorsement.

"All of us, including we hope Senator Clinton for whom we have the utmost respect, must now do everything we can to ensure that Barack Obama is the next president of the United States," the union said. "Now is the time for contention and division to cease, and for us to unite behind the changes for which Senator Obama and our members are calling."

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[arnaldoabru 11]

Didn't the Teamsters also endorse "ACHMED". I used to be one a long time ago,It was a blue collar job.

[CCTAU 3,350]

Boy that's a surprise. Don't the unions usually go with republicans?

[arnaldoabru 11]

But I thought "ACHMED" couldn't connect with the blue collar people.

[autigeremt 6,717]

I thought Auburn people were smart enough to know that UNIONS vote by party lines and whoever has the best shot to win the Democratic Ticket! It has nothing to do with the individual union worker.

Unions are an extension of the Democratic Machine. My dad was with the Machinest Union for over 22 years, and he switched to the GOP back in 1980 with his vote for Ronald Reagan. Before that, he had never voted for a republican. Of course before then, the Democrates were for the hard working, middle class. Now, it's all about minorities and special interest groups like the NAACP, Move On, and Union Heads.