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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