New Haven Independent: Labor Lifts Lieberman Again
Posted by lreznick on August 22nd, 2006
New Haven Independent: Labor Lifts Lieberman Again
The rally on New Haven’s Wall Street drew endorsements from the leaders of the food and commercial workers union, the communications workers union, the Teamsters, as well as carpenters, pipefitters, firefighters, laborers, and the buildings trades. The endorsements are significant because they show that even though he’s now running as a third-party candidate, the three-term senator will continue to receive the backing of at least some major labor unions, which traditionally side with endorsed Democrats.
The most significant endorsement Tuesday came from UNITE HERE 35, which includes the blue- and pink-collar unions at Yale University. Those unions tend to ally themselves with progressive/ liberal politicians and causes. In this race, Lieberman is the overwhelming choice of Republican voters, while Ned Lamont, the Democratic candidate, has a liberal base of supporters. UNITE HERE 35 President Bob Proto (at right in photo) emceed the event on Wall Street. Besides leading Yale’s union, he heads the Greater New Haven Central Labor Council and serves as a vice-president in the international union.
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