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Confront racism, leader tells union ; Issue shadows campaign for Obama, Haynes contends

The state's top union leader, concerned that some white voters will not vote for Barack Obama because he is black, issued an impassioned plea to union members yesterday to confront racism on the campaign trail.

Speaking to politicians and pipefitters alike, Massachusetts AFL- CIO president Robert Haynes brought the audience to its feet at the Greater Boston Central Labor Council's annual Labor Day breakfast. He surprised many union members by delivering an unusually direct speech on the sensitive issue of racism, echoing concerns from other union leaders nationwide.

"Barack Obama's skin color isn't what matters in this election," Haynes told more than 350 people who gathered for bacon and ...

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