More endorsement news

I learned yesterday that there is a lot of very important support waiting in the wings for Barack Obama if one of the present candidates drops out. There are a lot these supporters for this candidate already working behind the scenes to support the Illinois senator. Unfortunately there is no reason yet to think this candidate will drop out before Nevada.

In the meantime, the United Association, an international labor union, just endorsed Obama. Here is there press release:

United Association (UA) Becomes First International Union to Endorse Barack
Obama for President

  WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United Association (UA)
of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the
United States and Canada today became the first International Union to
announce its endorsement of U.S. Senator Barack Obama for President of the
United States.
  "Barack Obama is the UA's choice because he has always fought for working
people throughout his career and will do the best job of bringing badly-needed
change to Washington," said UA International President William P. Hite.
"Senator Obama will help us keep existing jobs and work to develop new higher-
paying jobs here in America, reform our health care system, fix our ailing
schools and make sure that the pensions of our retirees are safe."
  "Throughout my career as a community organizer, Illinois State Senator and
U.S. Senator, I've fought to help working Americans get better health care,
higher wages and a more secure retirement," Obama said. "I'm honored to
receive the endorsement of the United Association, and look forward to working
with them to bring big changes to Washington that will help working people
meet the challenges we face in this changing economy."
  The UA is a multi-craft union whose members are engaged in the
fabrication, installation and servicing of piping systems. There are
approximately 340,000 highly-skilled United Association members who belong to
over 300 individual local unions across North America.
  Founded in 1889, the United Association is one of the most respected and
influential building trades unions in the U.S. and Canada today. It serves as
a collective voice for workers through negotiation and collective bargaining
with employing contractor groups, such as the Mechanical Contractors
Association of America and the National Association of Plumbing-Heating-
Cooling Contractors. The UA is also a key member of the Building and
Construction Trades Department, the AFL-CIO, and the Canadian Federation of
Labour.
SOURCE  United Association