Union members and volunteers will kick off the New Hampshire AFL-CIO Labor 2018 election program on Saturday, June 23 with a labor walk in Manchester to support NH AFL-CIO endorsed candidate Mark MacKenzie in his run for Congress in NH CD1.

MacKenzie, who to date has received the endorsement of 20 New Hampshire labor unions, is a respected labor leader with over 20 years of experience as past President of the New Hampshire AFL-CIO. A former firefighter, he served for 25 years in the City of Manchester Fire Department. In 2016, Mark MacKenzie was elected by voters in Manchester’s Ward 10 to serve in the NH House of Representatives, where he was an tireless advocate for workers’ rights and safety. He is running for election in the Democratic Primary for CD1.