U.S. Midterm Elections Head Into the Home Stretch as Candidates Hit Labour Day Events

Midterm elections head into home stretch as candidates hit Labor Day events

Candidates in several states with competitive House and Senate races are beginning the stretch run of election season with Labor Day events at festivals, union halls and parades.

U.S. midterm elections head into the home stretch as candidates hit Labour Day events

Troy Jackson was a longtime labour activist and logger before he unexpectedly became the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine. On Monday, he returned to a union hall to tell workers they need to go to the polls this fall — to raise the minimum wage, expand family medical leave and show support for one another.

Troy Jackson and his U.S. Senate campaign's latest visit was in Orono with the UMaine Graduate Workers Union

ORONO -- Over the course of this Labor Day weekend, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Troy Jackson has traveled across Maine to speak with unions and its members who support his campaign.