AS AFL-CIO WAITS TO ACT, ANOTHER UNION FOR GEPHARDT

The first item in the above A.P. story reports Dick Gephardt is set to receive the endorsement of the 100,000-member International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Technicians. The A.P.'s Leigh Strope notes, "So far, his support has come from mostly smaller unions.... Most of the large unions that spend a lot of money on elections have not chosen among the nine Democratic hopefuls. Some are waiting for the AFL-CIO to decide if it will endorse before acting."