The Philadelphia-based local of the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees endorsed Barack Obama today along with former Montana senator, John Melcher, a superdelegate.
The 16,000 member union is a member of the AFSCME labor organization, the national branch of which has endorsed Hillary Clinton. AFSCME does not forbid its local affiliates from making independent endorsements.
Recently, the Obama and Clinton camps have sparred over whether Clinton had supported the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Obama does not support free trade agreements that do not include labor and environmental standards. He has also opposed tax breaks for corporations that outsource.
The Illinois senator does support free trade agreements with the right labor and environmental protections and opposes outsourcing tax breaks and not outsourcing itself. Obama has also been an advocate for immigration reform that would allow more immigration to reunite families, and also allow visas for those who bring in needed skills and expertise.
Barack speaks at the AFL-CIO convention in Philadelphia this morning.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
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