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May 06, 2008
Pingree secures labor endorsement

Democrat Chellie Pingree's campaign for Congress announced a labor endorsement this afternoon.

The Maine State United Auto Workers' Community Action Program Council, based at Bath Iron Works, endorsed Pingree, one of eight candidates in the 1st District race.

Pingree is herself a member of the UAW – the National Writers' Union/UAW Local 1981.

"We endorsed her because she's a UAW member," said Beverly Harris, the council's president, "and she supports our views."

Harris said that most of the UAW's members in Maine work at Bath Iron Works, where the union has around 900 members.

– Kevin Wack

Posted at 02:13 PM

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Dieter Bradbury is the Press Herald's political correspondent. His career at the newspaper started in 1980, and includes 21 years as a reporter and seven as an editor. Bradbury is a graduate of the University of Southern Maine.


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