Thursday, June 16, 2016

Major Labor Group to Endorse Clinton as Sanders Holdouts Dwindle



The AFL-CIO is set to endorse Hillary Clinton Thursday, but a handful of unions within the massive labor federation are holding out support for the presumptive Democratic nominee and instead backing Bernie Sanders - with some even vowing to stick with her challenger until the bitter end.

The executive committee of the AFL-CIO, which represents more than 12 million active and retired workers, will vote on a presidential announcement during a meeting at its headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Sanders has refuses to concede the race, but Clinton is expected to easily secure the necessary support from the federation's 56 affiliate unions to win the endorsement -- including from several that had previously backed Sanders. 

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Source: NBC News

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