Maine AFL-CIO calls Susan Collins campaigning with Joe Manchin 'insulting'
A local chapter of the nation’s largest federation of labor unions bashed Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) on Wednesday for campaigning with former West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, a former Democrat-turned-independent.
TL;DR
- Maine's AFL-CIO criticized Senator Susan Collins for campaigning with Joe Manchin.
- President Cynthia Phinney described the decision as "mystifying and insulting."
- The criticism is linked to Manchin's advisory role at Apollo Global Management.
- Phinney claims Apollo Global Management is responsible for the loss of "hundreds of Maine jobs."