SEIU Members Endorse Sen. Barack Obama

[babylonsister]

Source: SEIU/Sun Times

SEIU Members Endorse Sen. Barack Obama
By Service Employees International Union




WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 --
Nurses, childcare workers, janitors and other service workers endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for president today, calling him the candidate with the best vision, best plan and best strategy to lead the country to a new American Dream.

Members of the Service Employees International Union endorsed Obama to achieve economic justice, quality, affordable healthcare for every American, the freedom for workers to unite in unions, and an end to the Iraq war.

Pauline Beck, a home health care worker in Oakland, CA, said, "Barack is the right candidate for workers. He will change our country." Senator Obama spent a day with Beck last August, helping her care for an elderly patient and spending time with Beck's family.


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[catgirl]

1. A big kick

Holy hearts babylonsister! Very deserving!!!

[Tarheel_Dem]

2. another big k&r.....n/t

[Alexander]

3. This will help Obama with the blue-collar vote.

[eallen]

4. I've long wondered how much such endorsements change the vote.

In this case, I hope it matters.

[RBInMaine]

6. It does because they campaign!!

It matters because these folks get out and campaign, knocking on doors, phonebanking, etc.

[RBInMaine]

5. Oh yeah, OBAMA ROCKS !!!

This is great, and it is because he IS the best candidate for working people. Hillary defends taking corporate lobbyist money and takes more of it than some Republicans. THAT is NOT "change" nor how to change the country. That is the corrupt status quo, and WE ARE SICK OF IT !!!

GO OBAMA !!!!

[TomClash]

7. It's about time Andy! nt

[Omaha Steve]

8. K&R!

Two major unions in two days. The UFCW was Thursday.

[catgirl]

9. He needs one more union endorsement

to shore up union support.

[LifeIsSweet]

10. It's insulting

to think people are like cattle and so stupid as to vote for a candidate because the union backs him.

[Tarheel_Dem]

11. wwwwaaaaahhhhh!!!!

Union endorsements are important for a number of reasons, and I don't think anyone here expects every union member to back the endorsee. But the Union's infrastructure can provide such services as GOTV, phone banking, passing out leaflets, etc. I don't think the Union tells its members who to vote for. But, never having belonged to a Union, I understand that it's a very democratic process where the members themselves get to vote, and majority wins. I guess that winner was Barack Obama?