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Quinn has the support of the Teamsters, while Hynes has shown his competitiveness by getting the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters and Laborers and the Laborers International Union of America. Yet many unions have yet to take a position, including the powerful SEIU.
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As with its procreation pairing, earning organized labor's political support involves a single exhuberant act followed by months building rank-and-file support preceding February's Democratic Primary Election.
Last Spring's Fifth Congressional District Special Primary Election reminded us that organized labor endorsements & generous contributions may not be enough to ensure victory.
Hynes must concede that Regular Democratic Organization support in the 2004 US Senatorial Democratic Primary fell short of ensuring his nomination.
Do organized labor endorsements pack the punch?
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