Ramos Mayoral Campaign Picks up Two Union Endorsements

Two construction trade unions with more than 33,000 members combined have endorsed North Ward Councilman Anibal Ramos for mayor.  

“We are thrilled to be working with a candidate who has consistently supported working families in Newark,” Michael Capelli, executive secretary of the Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters, said in a statement. “Anibal Ramos is clearly the best candidate in this race for the hard-working men and women of Newark. He understands the need for good paying jobs for Newark residents and he alone has the experience to expand Newark’s economy so that all residents will benefit.”

Also supporting Ramos is Springfield-based International Union of Operating Engineers Local 825, which has members throughout North Jersey and lower New York State.

“I am proud to receive these endorsement from the Carpenters and Operating Engineers, which represent the hard-working men and women of our city ” Ramos said. “As mayor, I will fight for working families in Newark to ensure they have opportunities for employment in these unions and I will make sure Newark’s economy continues to expand so that jobs in the construction trades are plentiful.”

Ramos is among three declared candidates  for mayor. Also running are two candidates with South Ward ties, the ward’s councilman, Ras Baraka, and Shavar Jeffries, a Seton Hall law professor and former assistant state attorney general.

Ramos already has the support of a powerful Essex County Democratic Party faction that includes the county executive, Joseph DiVincenzo, and Stephen Adubato Sr., a player in Newark and state politics for decades affiliated with the city’s North Ward Center.