SEIU Inspects '08 Democratic Contenders
By Nedra Pickler, Associated Press Writer
The Service Employees International
Union will shoehorn interviews with eight candidates into a two-day meeting of
its 60-member international executive board at Gallaudet University. The
meetings Friday and Saturday are closed to the public and the
media.
The sessions are testament to how much
the Democratic candidates value support among labor unions. SEIU is the largest,
with nearly 2 million members nationwide and large membership in the early
voting states of Iowa and Nevada.
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