Republican incumbent Scott Brown and Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren are honing their campaign pitches to union workers as they scrap for every vote in Massachusetts' U.S. Senate race.
While Warren has the backing of the AFL-CIO and has appeared with union activists on the campaign trail, Brown is courting rank-and-file workers and scooping up his own endorsements, many from police organizations.
Brown is facing more than just a battle of endorsements, however.
The AFL-CIO's support of Warren brings with it a small army of campaign workers and financial support. The group has already helped flood voter mailboxes with fliers promoting Warren's candidacy.
Warren has been aggressive about courting union votes.
Last month, she accepted the backing of the Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts outside a fire station in the city's South Boston neighborhood.
"I know that if anything goes wrong, the firefighters of the commonwealth of Massachusetts have my back," she said. "I guarantee you if I go to Washington, I'll have their back."
Brown also has reason to hope his message to union workers is resonating.
AFL-CIO officials have acknowledged nearly half their members voted for Brown in the 2010 special election when he won the seat left vacant by the death of longtime Democratic U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy.
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