The Washington State Labor Council has refused to endorse Sen. Patty Murray’s re-election bid, citing her past support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal as the reason.
The council has frozen out several other Democratic members of the House as well, underscoring the extent to which President Obama’s trade agenda has driven a wedge between his party and its traditional union allies.
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