Ramos Picks up More Labor Endorsements Monday

The list of endorsements for Anibal Ramos’s bid for mayor grew significantly longer Monday, when a number regional labor unions threw their support behind the North Ward councilman.

Ramos won the endorsements from Plumbers Local 24, Steamfitters Local 475, Sprinkler Fitters Local 696 and The New Jersey Association of Pipe Trades, his campaign said in a statement.

“I am honored to receive the endorsement of these three unions who represent the hard-working men and women in the construction industry,” Ramos said. “As mayor, I will be an advocate for working families and I will make job training a top priority of my administration.”

“On behalf of the 10,000 working families of the New Jersey Association of Pipe Trades, I am extremely proud to announce our enthusiastic endorsement of Anibal Ramos for mayor of Newark,” said Eric Boyce, the business manager and financial secretary of the Plumbers Local 24.

Ramos has previously been endorsed by other trade organizations, including the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 825 and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1158.

Ramos is in a four-way race against South Ward Councilman Ras Baraka, Central Ward Councilman Darrin Sharif, and Shavar Jeffries, a law professor and former assistant state attorney general. The non-partisan election is being held in May.