Labor-Endorsed Candidates Win Local Elections Across N.C.

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Contact: Jeremy Sprinkle, Communications Director, 336-255-2711 / [email protected]

Labor-Endorsed Candidates Win Local Elections Across N.C.

Union member Braxton Winston II elected to Charlotte City Council; Union-backed mayors win in Asheville, Charlotte, Durham, Fayetteville, Greensboro, and Raleigh

(Raleigh, N.C. - November 8, 2017) We are thrilled to congratulate union stagehand and proud member of I.A.T.S.E. Local 322, Braxton Winston II, on his election to the Charlotte City Council! Unions of working people whose members donated, volunteered, and voted for Councilman-elect Winston are ready and eager to help make his vision of a more equitable, accessible, and interconnected Charlotte a reality.

Congratulations also to Charlotte Mayor-elect Vi Lyles and other victorious labor-endorsed candidates across North Carolina -- including Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer, Durham Mayor-elect Steve Schewel, Fayetteville Mayor-elect Mitch Colvin, Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan, and Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane.

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