Maine AFL-CIO Endorsements for the Maine Legislature

“There's a direct relationship between the ballot box and the bread box, and what the union fights for and wins at the bargaining table can be taken away in the legislative halls” – Walter Reuther

With all of the attention on the races for U.S. Senate, Congress and Governor, it's easy to forget that all of the seats in the Maine Legislature are also up for grabs this coming election. It is critical that we elect a pro-labor majority to the Maine Legislature to protect and strengthen workers' right, support union jobs and bring down the costs of electricity, housing, health care, child care and more.

Check out our list of endorsements for the Maine Legislature!

Every election year, we send a survey to each candidate asking where they stand on key labor priorities, including collective bargaining rights, the minimum wage, health care, labor standards, economic security, workplace safety, racial justice and more.

The responses we receive are then evaluated by union members on our Legislative & Political Committee, which then sends a list of endorsement recommendations to our Executive Board. After the Executive Board evaluates the list, it votes on the slate and sends the recommendations to our COPE Convention where delegates from the nearly 200 unions in our labor federation vote on the list of endorsement recommendations.