Iowa SEIU Supporting Edwards Because He Walks The Labor Walk - 12/26/07

By Doug Cunningham

With just days to before the Iowa caucuses unions are working hard for Democratic candidates in Iowa. SEIU Local 199 President Cathy Glasson says her union has people in the field doing voter outreach and will work right up to the caucuses to get people to come out for Senator John Edwards.

[Glasson]: "He actually walks the walk and has talked the talk for us. And he's actually been on our pickets lines, he's been in our organizing campaigns - not just now, but he was there several years ago. So he's been a friend of SEIU in Iowa for many, many years. So we believe that he stands on our issues and is the best candidate to actually serve us in the White House and actually make change that's important to working folks and union members in Iowa."

Glasson says Edwards may do better than his current polling numbers suggest.

[Glasson2]: "We feel we have a pretty good organizing campaign in our union and that's what this is all about. So i think that it's very possible that he may just surprise folks."