CNN reports:
Joe Biden will land a major union endorsement Wednesday from North America’s Building Trades Unions, whose leaders say the president has his infrastructure bill largely to thank for it.
In making one of their earliest ever presidential endorsements, NABTU leaders are kickstarting an eight-figure organizing program to try to deliver their 250,000 members in the battlegrounds of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin for Biden.
The Teamsters, whose endorsement is being pursued by both Biden and Donald Trump, are members of NABTU but abstained from Tuesday’s board vote, according to people briefed on the proceedings. They will endorse after their own upcoming convention.
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NEWS – North America’s Building Trades Unions voted today to endorse Biden — much earlier than usual, and w/plans to spend eight figures on mobilizing its 250,000 members specifically in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
They credit infrastructure.https://t.co/BtYfG8QXFp
— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) April 24, 2024