The RI Future blog has the scoop that John Edwards has picked up a huge labor endorsement: the half million members of the Carpenters Union:
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America endorsed Democratic candidate John Edwards for President at a closed door executive board meeting this week. With over 500,000 carpenters and tradespeople, the union is a huge pick-up for Edwards - especially in light of the Fire Fighters endorsement for Dodd and the UTU endorsement of Clinton. The union's public announcement will likely come the first week of September at an event in New Hampshire.