Edwards to get huge endorsements?

While Hillary got Transportation workers and Machinists, and Dodd the Firefighters, all good pickups, it looks like John Edwards is about to pick up a few of the major union endorsements that were seen as potentially reticent to endorse him given Clinton's poll dominance.

Today, word is the Carpenters endorsed Edwards:

The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America endorsed Democratic candidate John Edwards for President at a closed door executive board meeting this week. With over 500,000 carpenters and tradespeople, the union is a huge pick-up for Edwards - especially in light of the Fire Fighters endorsement for Dodd and the UTU endorsement of Clinton. The union's public announcement will likely come the first week of September at an event in New Hampshire according to a source who read an internal memo announcing the decision.

And the Wall Street Journal says more are coming soon:

Bruce Raynor, president of Unite Here, which represents 450,000 hotel and apparel workers, said yesterday he favors former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards and expects an endorsement soon. "The presidential process is moving more rapidly than ever before. If you want to influence the choice for the Democratic candidate, you've got to move sooner rather than later."

Mr. Edwards also has strong support from the Service Employees International Union and the United Steelworkers.

Steelworkers would be helpful in Michigan, who are trying to move up its primary to early January. UAW is the big prize there. UNITE HERE is a powerhouse in Nevada, representing all the hotel and culinary workers in Las Vegas and Reno. And the SEIU is constantly growing in influence everywhere.

Let the games begin.