The AFL-CIO, which is comprised of 64 unions representing more than 13 million U.S. workers, has decided to endorse Democratic front-runner John Kerry. This was a move to foster labor unity, and while no union opposed the endorsement of Kerry, a handful of union did abstain from voting. When Kerry accepted the endorsement, he talked of getting the economy back on track and restoring American jobs.
See "Organized Labor Unites to Endorse Kerry", Leigh Strope, Chicago Tribune, February 19, 2004