Ned Lamont gets 1st union endorsement!!!!

[Larkspur]

from AFT Connecticut
see diary at MyLeftNutmeg http://www.myleftnutmeg.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=1563

AFT Connecticut, the state’s second largest AFL-CIO union representing more than 26,000 professionals, including healthcare, higher education, and public employees, has endorsed Ned Lamont for U.S. Senate in Connecticut.

“This endorsement came down to the issues of education and healthcare and the draining of resources from our state in order to fund the war in Iraq,” said Sharon Palmer, president of AFT Connecticut. “Ned Lamont understands these issues and agrees with our positions.”

Update: Here's the news at Lamont's official blog http://nedlamont.com/blog/329/american-federation-of-teachers-ct-endorses-ned