Jan 31, 2008 4:50 pm US/Pacific
United Healthcare Workers To Back Obama
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ―
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Barack Obama is getting support from the head of the United Healthcare Workers now that John Edwards has withdrawn from the race.
CBS
The head of the United Healthcare Workers is urging the union's umbrella group, the SEIU state council, to support Barack Obama now that John Edwards has dropped out of the presidential race.
"We feel Obama is the best candidate for working families, and we will urge the Service Employees International Union's state council to officially endorse him at their meeting on Friday," United Healthcare Workers President Sal Rosselli said Thursday in a statement.
He said his union, which has 150,000 members in Southern and Northern California, "has a huge capacity to make a real difference in the California primary, given our extensive and experienced field operation, ability to phone bank, precinct walk and reach union members throughout the state."
SEIU has about 650,000 members in California. Many are city, county and state workers. Others are in-home support and health care workers.
Although the election is just days away, SEIU's backing could help Obama cut into Hillary
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