By Steven Greenhouse, The New York Times
November 13, 2008

Andy Stern has an answer for those who are floating his name at the top of a list of potential labor secretaries: Thanks, but no thanks.

Mr. Stern, perhaps the nation’s most visible labor leader, is president of the Service Employees International Union, one of the largest and fastest growing unions, with 1.8 million members.

With its vast army, budget and political action committee, the service employees union threw more resources into electing Barack Obama than any other labor organization. It mobilized thousands of its members in Florida, Virginia, Ohio and other states.
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