Teamsters Back Obama
From the New York Times:
In a surprising boost for Senator Barack Obama, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters will announce this afternoon that it is endorsing him, a top union leader said.
With the Teamsters’ move, labor leaders said, Change to Win, a five-million-member coalition of unions that broke away from the A.F.L.-C.I.O., will likely vote on Thursday to endorse Mr. Obama.
The seven unions in that coalition — the service employees, the food and commercial workers, the Teamsters, the...
