OTTAWA –
More than a dozen labour leaders are endorsing the NDP candidate in an upcoming federal byelection in Winnipeg Thursday, including the business manager of the Conservative candidate’s own union.
The endorsements are a boost to the New Democrats’ efforts to maintain their stronghold in the riding of Elmwood-Transcona, where Conservatives are also vying for the support of the area’s blue-collar workers.
Thirteen unions representing millions of workers across Canada said they were uniting to support New Democrat candidate Leila Dance, the executive director of the Transcona business improvement organization, who formerly worked for Children’s Wish Foundation.
Among those throwing their support behind Dance is the business manager of the electrical worker union IBEW Local 2085, Dave McPhail. Conservative candidate Colin Reynolds has said he’s a proud member of that union.
Reynolds, a construction electrician, pitched to voters that the NDP does not represent union workers like himself.
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