Premier Christy Clark took her lunch break with workers on a Victoria construction project Wednesday, receiving the endorsement of the Ironworkers International Union and its B.C. local.

乌鸦传媒淲e may not agree with Premier Clark on every issue, or the BC Liberals, but we believe their plan for economic growth, for apprenticeship training and all the lunch bucket and kitchen table issues that affect our members is the right one for us,乌鸦传媒� said Doug Parton, Ironworkers Local 97 business manager, surrounded by union members on the site of a new downtown building. Local 97 has 1,800 members in B.C.

The Ironworkers endorsement came as the B.C. Federation of Labour launched an attack ad depicting Clark in an 80s-style video game, wearing a hardhat as she collects points for closing a school and understaffing a seniors乌鸦传媒� home.

Parton said his union is a member of the B.C. Fed, but he doesn乌鸦传媒檛 agree with them campaigning for the NDP in the May 9 election.

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NDP leader John Horgan said Local 97 didn乌鸦传媒檛 endorse anyone in the last election, and shrugged off the endorsement as Clark finding 乌鸦传媒渢wo members of the labour movement to stand with her乌鸦传媒� long before the election campaign.

Horgan said he sides with Lower Mainland mayors who did not choose the Massey tunnel replacement.

乌鸦传媒淭he member who is currently representing Kelowna [Clark] may not have as good an understanding of what the transportation needs are in the Lower Mainland,乌鸦传媒� Horgan said.