(CNN) Sen. Bernie Sanders is seeking the support of top labor leaders as he ramps up a campaign for the Labor secretary post in President-elect Joe Biden's administration. A longtime senior labor leader told CNN on Tuesday that Sanders has personally called union chiefs asking for their backing, but that his overtures have been met with mixed reactions. Sanders' push comes amid intensified jockeying over the powerful Cabinet position from inside the labor movement. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, who is among those Sanders has contacted, favors Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for the job, the senior labor leader said, while Michigan Rep. Andy Levin, a Democrat who is a popular progressive, has also built a base of support among union leadership, including the Communications Workers of America. The divisions within labor, many of them rooted in climate policy, were subdued during the general election campaign as leaders considered their options and kept a united front in their broad opposition to President Donald Trump.

Source: CNN November 11, 2020 02:03 UTC