

Democrat Barack Obama is moving quickly this week in hopes of uniting the labor movement behind his candidacy. The presumed presidential nominee is scheduled to meet with AFL-CIO leaders today, followed by a meeting with leaders of the AFL-CIO and other unions on Thursday at a closed-door economic forum.
The AFL-CIO, the nation's largest labor organization, has yet to endorse Obama, although its eventual support is all but certain.
Obama still needs to make amends with many in the labor movement; at least a dozen AFL-CIO unions, including the powerful American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, backed his Democratic rival, Hillary Rodham Clinton. A decision on an Obama endorsement will come from the AFL-CIO's general board, which is expected to meet soon, spokesman Steve Smith said.
(denverpost.com)