Sentences with phrase «powerful union backer»

Some senior Labour figures who know the inner circle well say that nothing will happen until Len McCluskey, his most powerful union backer, has secured re-election as the leader of Unite, in April.

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He will have powerful backers from the unions and among the new members, as well as strategic and managerial input from a committed backroom team.

Democratic Congressional hopeful Rory Lancman has received the backing of the powerful 32BJ service union, a move that backers hope will provide a major boost of on - the - ground politically aid from the well - organized labor group.

(The powerful health care workers union was a big financial backer of the campaign, too, and it has long been a close ally of the governor).

Yet Barron, despite his bombast and caustic rhetoric, has his own powerful backers — including endorsements from DC 37, the potent union of city workers, and Rep. Towns.

Jeremy Corbyn - who also backs unilateralism - has also been warned by Labour's powerful trade union backers not to overturn its pro-Trident stance.