Unions shift resources from Obama to focus more on state-level races

That’s where their deals get cut. Besides, the 1-percenters takes care of Obama pretty well.

Unions are shifting more of their political resources to state and local races this year as they try to head off passage of laws that could undermine bargaining rights, make it harder to organize or reduce their political muscle.Labor leaders say their top goal remains re-electing President Barack Obama, but several unions are redirecting their focus from the presidential and congressional campaigns to state and local races in dozens of states where they feel threatened.

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