Ohio AFL-CIO Endorses Nan Whaley For Governor

This week, the Ohio AFL-CIO announced it's endorsement for Nan Whaley for Governor.

“We are proud to endorse Nan Whaley and Cheryl Stephens for Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Ohio. Nan has a long history of fighting for working Ohioans, including working with millions of Ohioans to repeal SB 5 and restore collective bargaining rights. We are confident that she’ll continue to put the needs of working Ohioans at the center of all of her decisions as Governor,” said Ohio AFL-CIO President Tim Burga.

“The issue of workers’ rights is personal for me. Both my father and grandfather were union members and I owe where I am today to the American labor movement. That’s why I believe so strongly that all workers deserve the opportunity to join a union and that we must protect and strengthen the labor movement in Ohio and across the country. I’m honored to have the support of the Ohio AFL-CIO and know that, together, we’ll fight for every working Ohioan to earn a decent wage and retire with dignity,” said Democratic gubernatorial nominee Nan Whaley. 

As then head of the United Conference of Mayors, Nan also led the effort in uniting mayors from both political parties to support President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, which will help create an estimated 560,000 Ohio jobs over the next decade.