BOSTON’S HOTEL AND FOOD WORKERS UNION ENDORSES MAYOR WU
Union Credits Mayor with Long Record of Partnership; Is
First Private-Sector Union to Endorse Mayor
Boston, MA – The Boston-area hotel and food workers union,
UNITE HERE Local 26, today announced their endorsement of Michelle Wu’s
candidacy for Mayor. The 12,000-member union is one of the most diverse and
politically powerful organizations in the City of Boston, playing key roles in
recent municipal races. According to Local 26 President Carlos Aramayo:
“Affordable housing, clean air, and making sure one job is enough to raise a
family on – these are Mayor Wu’s priorities and they are, without question, hotel
workers’ and food workers’ priorities. Hospitality workers are ready and eager
to begin knocking on doors with Mayor Wu to achieve these goals.”
UNITE HERE Local 26 was an early backer of Michelle Wu when
she first ran for Boston City Council in 2013. Since then, the Union has worked
closely with Wu on everything from successfully crafting regulations regarding
short-term rentals to support on picket lines leading to one of the highest
standards of living for hotel workers in the country. The Mayor was
instrumental in helping to secure recent major victories for hotel workers,
which included $10 wage increases and landmark job protections in historic
contracts citywide.
“Thank you to the hardworking hotel and food workers of
UNITE HERE Local 26 who keep our city running everyday and whose inspiring
leadership has changed the lives of families across Boston and beyond. I am
honored to work in partnership with the members and leaders of Local 26
advocating for families across the city so that one job should be enough, and
Boston can be a home for everyone,” the Mayor said.
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