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Labor wins as Dems try to keep Senate

Individual unions also will spend tens of millions of dollars to reach out to non-union voters.

By Laura Litvan | Updated on March 04, 2014
(AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

March 4 (Bloomberg) — After snubbing the 2012 Democratic National Convention, labor leaders are this year pledging a flood of cash and volunteers for the party’s U.S. Senate candidates — and getting plenty in return.

Democratic leaders have shelved a measure to encourage free-trade agreements — which unions hate — and are moving to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. President Barack Obama is seeking more for labor-backed job training programs in his budget request. And workers are winning key decisions by the Democrat-dominated National Labor Relations Board, after Obama helped clear the way for it to operate again at full strength.

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