Unions Drawing Line in Sand With Hillary Clinton, Democrats on Trade Deal
As the clash moves toward a vote in the House of Representatives, the union is beginning to pressure Democrats directly
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The AFL-CIO, the largest labor federation in the United States, is typically allied with Democrats, but today finds itself moving away from the Democratic president over Obama’s proposed trade pact.
In an interview with Susan Page of USA Today, Richard Trumka, the union’s president, on Friday warned Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton that the wrong position on the Trans-Pacific Partnership could cost her much union support.