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Brothers and Sisters, What a great weekend! We are thrilled to report back that the first Maine AFL-CIO Worker Candidate Training Class was a fantastic success. 20 workers, from all corners of Maine and a variety of sectors and union backgrounds, gathered together to develop the skills needed to run for elected office. Over two full days we had sessions on campaign planning, core
union values, what it's like to serve in the Legislature, clean
elections, developing volunteers and a campaign team, and how to
do a door-to-door campaign. Sunday was a day-long workshop with
Wellstone Action! on message and developing a stump speech with
personal stories. Some of the members of the class are definitely running in 2012, while others are considering running some day. Others also attended so they can help their fellow workers on campaigns. Huge thanks go to all of the presenters who took time on their weekend to share their knowledge and experience with our class. Worker Candidate Training - Meet the Class of 2012 Joel Pitcher- IAM S-6 Don Bilodeau- IAM S-6 Roger Gay - UNITE HERE 406 Sonya Lundh-Gay Robert Saucier - AFGE 1168 Richard Fournier- NALC 92 Jay Wadleigh- IAM S-6 Stanley Short Maurice Castonguay - APWU 458 Troy Richardson - Teamsters 340 Elizabeth O'Connor - AFSCME 2011 Emery Deabay - USW 1188 Loren Snow - MSEA SEIU Joseph Mailey - SMWIA 17 Darrell Adams Lorette Adams Karen Rancourt Thomas - MEA Earl Boyd- IATSE 481 Dave Driscoll - MEA Jay Meigs-MacDonald - MEA Special thanks to the IAM AW International Union for their contribution in support of the training, and to all of the local unions who contributed to send their members to attend. We are planning to do this training every year so let us know if you'd like to participate in the future! In solidarity, Sarah and the Maine AFL-CIO
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