The union backing stops should he not support Keystone, but the environmental monies stop if he gives it the green light.
They also suggested Mr. Pataki's union backing, particularly among teachers, was not deep.
But the public nature of plant closings and union backing have tended to make those layoffs shared experiences.
With union backing he wins a seat on the City Council in 1941.
Only two years old, the statewide third party, with strong union backing, is campaigning hard for the incumbents.
That visibility, and the early union backing, have not, however, translated into smooth labor relations.
Michigan's Democratic caucuses should be duck soup for Gore, with his union backing.
Mr. Clinton, seen by many party professionals early on as the strongest candidate, picked up some union backing.
The ex-Mayor has also won significant union backing, an important point in this heavily blue-collar city.
Councilwoman Wooten said she would not be compromised by the strong union backing.