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Largest Union in California Says It Will Work for Edwards There and Elsewhere
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10-21-2007 6:25 AM
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Mr. Edwards’s other endorsements include the Transport Workers Union of America, the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, the United Steelworkers and the United Mine Workers of America, his campaign said.
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