Troy Jackson Roots For Portland Sea Dogs Alongside Carpenters Union Members

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SOUTH PORTLAND, ME — Fifth-generation logger, former Maine Senate President, and Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Troy Jackson joined Carpenters locals 349 and 352 and other electeds and candidates for public office at the Portland Sea Dogs’ Carpenters Union Political Appreciation Night on Wednesday. 

Jackson stressed the importance of each union member connecting with their friends and families to ensure Susan Collins retires in November. 

“This race is about standing shoulder to shoulder with all of you, so we can finally have a Senator who engages with Mainers and has the backs of working people every damn day,” said Jackson. “Because the corporations and billionaires sure as hell stick together and elect officials who work for them. It's about time working people had the same thing.”

“It’s great to have Troy here tonight standing shoulder to shoulder with union members just like he always does. Carpenters know we can trust Troy to show up for us whether it’s in a legislative fight, on the picket line, or at a Sea Dogs game,” said John Leavitt, Regional Business Manager at New England Regional Council of Carpenters. “We have his back in his campaign for U.S. Senate just like he’s always had ours.” 

Jackson, a member of five different unions over the years, including IUPAT, IUOE, UAW, IAM & LiUNA, has been endorsed by nearly 50 different unions as he runs for U.S. Senate. 

Labor endorsements include:

• AFL-CIO — American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations

• AFSCME — American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

• AFSCME Council 93

• AFT — American Federation of Teachers

• Alliance for Retired Americans

• Association of Heat and Frost Insulators & Allied Workers Local 6

• ATU — Amalgamated Transit Union

• Committee to Protect Health Care

• CWA — Communications Workers of America

• CWA Local 1400

• Eastern Maine Labor Council

• IAM — International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

• IBEW — International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

• IBEW Local 104

• IBEW Local 567

• IFPTE — International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers

• Interior Systems Union Local 352

• IW — International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, and Reinforcing Iron Workers Local 7

• IUOE — International Union of Operating Engineers Local 4

• IUPAT — International Union of Painters and Allied Trades DC 35

• IUOE — International Union of Operating Engineers

• IUPAT — International Union of Painters and Allied Trades

• LiUNA — Laborers' International Union of North America

• LiUNA! Local 327

• LiUNA! Local 976

• Lake Region Indivisible

• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund

• Local S7

• Maine AFL-CIO

• Maine Building & Construction Trades Council

• Maine Education Association

• Maine State Nurses Association

• MSEA-SEIU Local 1989

• National Nurses United

• National Education Association

• North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

• NPMHU — National Postal Mail Handlers Union Local 205

• SMART — International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers

• Southern Maine Labor Council

• Sunrise Movement

• Teamsters Local 340

• UAW Region 9A

• UBC & JA Local 349

• UFCW Local 1445

• UNITE HERE - New England Joint Board

• United Steelworkers

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