Obama has had two major union endorsements.
The 1.9 million member Service Employees International Union and the 1.3 million member United Food and Commercial Workers Union both endorsed Obama on Thursday.
Major service workers union backs Obama
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(CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama received the backing of a major service workers union Friday, a significant boost to the Illinois Democrat's campaign that comes amid signs that his rival's support among superdelegates may be slipping.
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A union's endorsement can give a candidate much needed support because union members often act as "ground troops" that can canvas neighborhoods and man phone banks for a campaign.
The two union endorsements could also help Obama in his increasingly heated struggle with Sen. Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination, especially among blue-collar voters in the delegate-rich states of Ohio, Texas and Pennsylvania.
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