Nevada Culinary Union endorses Obama
The Reno Gazette Journal | January 10, 2008
By ANJEANETTE DAMON
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has won the endorsement of Nevada's largest labor union, giving the underdog candidate a significant boost against frontrunner Hillary Clinton in the Nevada contest.
The Culinary Workers Union Local 226 joined with parent organization UNITE-HERE to endorse Obama, union officials announced this morning.
"Barack Obama has shown us that he understands our members' struggles and dreams," said Local 226 boss D. Taylor in a written release. "He stood with our union in every step of our recent contract negotiations and showed us that he too understands that organizing and bringing people together is how we move forward.
"We want to make the American dream we have established in Las Vegas a reality for the entire country and we think that Senator Obama will take us there."
The union represents 60,000 workers, mostly in Las Vegas, and is considered to be a major force in the Jan. 19 contest. It has a Northern Nevada membership of about 1,500.
