United Steelworkers Endorse Senator Barack Obama for President
United Steelworkers. (PRNewsFoto/United Steelworkers) PITTSBURGH, PA UNITED STATES 01/31/2008 15 May 2008 15:00 Africa/Lagos United Steelworkers Endorse Senator Barack Obama for President Join John Edwards in Growing Wave of Support PITTSBURGH, May 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United Steelworkers today issued the following statement of endorsement of Senator Barack Obama for President: "When the presidential primary contests began last year, our Union felt strongly that because of Senator John Edwards's deep commitment to working people and because of our shared beliefs, he deserved our strong endorsement. His belief that unfair trade policies must be changed, his commitment to pass the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) to restore workers' rights to freely choose workplace representation, and his proposal for universal health care were widely shared by our members. Senator Barack Obama "Today, by virtue of a unanimous vote of our International Executive Board, we f...