SENATOR PATRICK RECEIVES PERFECT SCORE ON LABOR RECORD

State employees union praises lawmaker for commitment to working families

AUGUSTA – Senator John Patrick of Rumford has received a 100% rating from the Maine State Employees Union for his support of working families during the 126th Legislature.

“I first came to Augusta because I was tired of seeing working men and women get the short end of the stick,” said Senator Patrick, who serves as Senate Chair of the Labor Committee. “The success of our state depends on the success of our workforce, and I am proud to stand up for working people every day.”

Senator Patrick is one of 19 Democratic senators to receive a perfect score from the union, which represents more than 15,000 public and private sector workers throughout Maine.

During the 2013 legislative session, Senator Patrick supported the bipartisan, responsible budget crafted by the legislature, and voted to prevent a state shutdown by overriding the governor’s veto of the budget. Senator Patrick also supported bills to raise the minimum wage and increase access to affordable health care and low-cost prescription drugs, and opposed harmful so-called “right-to-work” bills, which would have weakened collective bargaining rights for Maine workers.

The Legislature will reconvene in January 2014.

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