Rob Ashton, president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, pitched himself as a voice for the “working class” as he launched his bid for the federal NDP leadership on Wednesday.

The 30-year dockworker, who is billing himself as the “the first working-class labour candidate” in the race, kicked off his campaign in Toronto Wednesday morning and released a short video announcing his candidacy.

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“I decided that workers needed a voice in Canada. The Conservatives, they say that they have our back and the Liberals are always standing right beside u

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