Getting the nod

Labor unions across the state are preparing to mobilize and pack the polls in Wisconsin's November 2002 general election for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general.

Many of the building trade locals are waiting until the September primary election to back candidates, but here is how the endorsements have stacked up so far.

Union	Governor	Lt. Governor	Attorney General
Operating Engineers Local 139	Jim Doyle	Kevin Shibilski	--
Wisconsin Pipe Trades Association	Jim Doyle	Kevin Shibilski	Brian Burke
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Local 781	Tom Barrett	--	Brian Burke
Bricklayers & Craftworkers District Council of Wisconsin	Tom Barrett	--	--
Iron Workers Local 8	Tom Barrett	--	Brian Burke
Plumbers Local 75	--	--	Brian Burke
Sheet Metal Workers' International Association Local 18	--	Kevin Shibilski	Brian Burke
Steamfitters Local 601	--	--	Brian Burke
Wisconsin State Council of Carpenters	--	Kevin Shibilski	Brian Burke
United Steelworkers of America District 2	--	Kevin Shibilski	--
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Wisconsin State Conference	--	Kevin Shibilski	--
AFL-CIO	--	--	Brian Burke
Wisconsin Laborers District Council	--	Kevin Shibilski	--

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