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AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement on Tuesday's election results:

Members of the Bangor Daily News Union have ratified their first contract. After three days of voting, 89 percent of BDN Union members unanimously voted to accept the terms of their first two-year contract.

The following report comes for Machinists Local S-6.

Workers at the Sappi paper mill in Skowhegan last week ratified a new three-year contract that provides pay raises, addresses forced overtime and improves vacation time and health insurance.

PHOTO: Women of Steel members tabling at Pumpkin Fest.

While there were some major labor defeats in elections at the national level, in Maine, we were fortunate in that we were able to re-elect Congressman Jared Golden, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and Senator Angus King to help fight for us in Congress.