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.

Maine AFL-CIO calls Susan Collins campaigning with Joe Manchin 'insulting'

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."

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