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Article: CWA Endorses Barack Obama for President
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- June 23, 2008
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To: POLITICAL EDITORS
Contact: Jeff Miller or Candice Johnson of CWA Communications, +1-
702-892-3027, +1-202-415-6566 (cell)
LAS VEGAS, June 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Communications
Workers of America overwhelmingly endorsed Senator Barack Obama and
pledged to work harder than ever to elect him President of the
United States.
The 2,000 delegates to the unions 70th convention voted by
acclamation to support Senator Obamas bid, citing the values that he
shares with working families and his support for the critical issues
of Employee Free Choice, health care, fair trade and jobs and
retirement security.
Senator Obama addressed the CWA convention by satellite. He
stressed that families ...