FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 22, 2026
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Ohio Iron Workers Association Endorses Dr. Amy Acton’s Campaign for Governor
COLUMBUS, OH– Today, the Ohio Iron Workers Association endorsed Amy Acton’s campaign for governor, citing her commitment to working people, her focus on lowering costs, and her promise to keep right-to-work laws out of Ohio.
Dr. Acton has been endorsed by numerous key labor groups in Ohio, including the Ohio State Council of Machinists, the Greater Cincinnati Building and Construction Trades Council, the Lima Building and Construction Trades Council, United Steelworkers District 1, the Western Reserve Building Trades Council, the Ohio AFL-CIO, the North Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, the Dayton Building and Construction Trades Council, the Ohio Nurses Association, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, the Ohio Federation of Teachers, the United Auto Workers, the Service Employees International Union District 1199, the Communications Workers of America, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the United Mine Workers of America, and the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 6.
“The Ohio Ironworkers Association is thrilled to endorse Dr. Amy Acton’s campaign to become Ohio’s next governor,” said Dave Baker, the President of the Ohio Iron Workers Association. “Dr. Acton will fight to lower costs for our members and their families, stand alongside our unions, and bring more union jobs to Ohio.”
“I am honored to receive the endorsement of the Ohio Iron Workers Association,” said Dr. Amy Acton. “Growing up in a union family in Youngstown, I have seen the role unions play in our local economies and supporting the workforce. As governor, I will fight to protect unions from dangerous right-to-work laws, invest in more training and apprenticeships, and always put Ohio’s working families first.”
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