'A Proven Champion of Working People': Union With 600,000 Members Backs Van Hollen for Majority Leader | Common Dreams
A Common Dreams article reports that the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, a union with around 600,000 members, endorsed Sen. Chris Van Hollen's challenge to Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader shortly after he announced his bid; Democrats vote by secret ballot in early December. Van Hollen calls himself the underdog but claims support from more than 10 of 55 Democratic senators, while RootsAction says it will campaign for his bid and calls Schumer unacceptable as leader.
