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Rich Miller: Illinois AFL-CIO unlikely to withhold endorsements – Chicago Sun-Times
Organized labor has not been all that ecstatic about (Gov. JB) Pritzker. 'He is labor friendly but not a friend to labor,' is a common refrain. So they’re hoping to use this threat of deferred endorsements to put a bit of fear into him as he gears up to run nationwide.
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