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June 29th, 2008
AFL-CIO Endorses Obama, Launches MeetObama08.org
Posted by Keith KamisugiCalling Sen. Barack Obama a champion for working families, the top leaders of AFL-CIO unions on Thursday voted without opposition to endorse him for president of the United States, thrusting the labor federation’s largest ever grassroots mobilization effort into high gear, including the launch of MeetObama08.org.
More than 600,000 Asian Pacific American workers have joined unions and are seeking better pay, improved benefits, dignity on the job, and a voice in the workplace.
"In so many ways — on jobs, health care, gas prices and the war in Iraq — our country is headed in the wrong direction," AFL-CIO President John Sweeney said. "Barack Obama has proven from his days as an organizer, to his time in the Senate and his historic run for the presidency, that he’s leading the fight to turn around America.
"He’s a champion for working families who knows what it’s going to take to create an economy that works for everyone, not just Big Oil, Big Pharma, the insurance companies, the giant mortgage lenders, speculators and the very wealthy.
"We’re proud to stand with Sen. Obama to help our nation chart a course that will improve life for generations of working people and our children."
