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Who are the unions backing? A checklist.

Posted at 2:42 PM on January 18, 2010 by Tom Scheck
Filed under: Campaign 2010, Campaign 2010: Minnesota Governor

Here's a rundown of which unions are backing the candidates for governor.

Tom Bakk - Northern Central State Regional Carpenters Council, The Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council, Duluth Building and Construction Trades Council

Mark Dayton - The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 5, Teamsters Joint Council 32

Margaret Anderson Kelliher - Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 49, Greater Minnesota AFSCME Council 65, IBEW Minnesota

Tom Rukavina - Four local steelworkers unions

R.T. Rybak - Local 120, Teamsters

Paul Thissen - Minnesota Nurses Association

Major Unions that haven't endorsed yet:
Education Minnesota

SEIU

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