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Painters Endorse Obama

By Seth H. from New Jersey - Jun 19th, 2008 at 5:30 pm EDT

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Hot on the heels of the Building and Construction Trades Department's endorsement yesterday comes news of this endorsement from the Painters and Allied Trades from their web site, www.iupat.org/news/subnews/061908-2.htm:

International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Endorses Obama for President
The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades today endorsed Barack Obama for President of the United States. The union, which represents more than 140,000 skilled construction and design workers, cited Obama's leadership on labor issues, workers' rights and strengthening the economy for hardworking Americans.
"Barack Obama is a champion for working Americans, and his economic plan has the vision and strength to secure American prosperity for the future," said James Williams, President of IUPAT. "The IUPAT and our members are proud to stand with Senator Obama for real change."
"I'm honored to receive the IUPAT's endorsement. Their leaders and their members are committed to hardworking Americans, and I look forward to working with them to strengthen our economy and protect workers' rights and their right to organize," said Senator Obama.

And this important union joining the Obama campaign is just the first endorsement to announce today! Stand by . . . there's more news on the way.

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By James from Brooklyn, NY Jun 19th 2008 at 5:37 pm EDT

As a union brother from a different trade, I applaud the painters coming onboard. The only special interest money Obama takes is unions. To have a living wage, healthcare and education for your family, and a decent retirement, is not too much to ask for and is the American dream of your children living better than you did. Ask Sen. McCain how many special interest people are on welfare, medicaid or other gov't program?

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