Gregoire gets another labor endorsement

Gov. Chris GregoireGovernor Chris Gregoire received the endorsement of the Washington State Labor Council over the weekend. The Council is the state federation of the AFL-CIO, one of the largest and most influential labor unions in the country.

This comes one week after Gregoire received the endorsement of another major union in the state, the SEIU. The Governor won the WSLC endorsement with a unanimous vote.

Here is what WSLC President Rick Bender had to say about Gregoire.

"She's been a great governor for Washington's working families. She has overseen the creation of more than 220,000 new jobs, has doubled the number of apprenticeship opportunities in the state and is presiding over the lowest unemployment rate in the history of our state," said Rick Bender, president, WSLC. "Her management skills have made Washington the 5th best place in the country to do business and at the same time we have moved to 4th in union density proving that good business and good working environments go hand-in-hand."

"Washington workers recognize Chris Gregoire as a much better candidate than Dino Rossi. Rossi's record against working families is clear. Dino voted to take away overtime pay, cut unemployment benefits, block prescription drug reform, lower the minimum wage and denied collective bargaining rights for thousands of workers in Washington state. For working families there is no comparison," said Bender.