Report: Baraka Picks Up Major Union Endorsement

NJ.com reported Monday that a labor union with a large membership presence in Newark will endorse Ras Baraka for mayor.

The Communications Workers of America said Monday it would officially announce its endorsement Tuesday, but did not name the candidate. Two sources familiar with the endorsement identified the candidate as Baraka, NJ,com reported. 

Baraka, the South Ward representative on the city council, is in what is so far a four-way race for the seat now held by interim Mayor Luis Quintana. Central Ward Councilman Darrin Sharif,  North Ward Councilman Anibal Ramos and Shavar Jeffries, a law professor and former president of the Newark Schools Advisory Board, have also launched campaigns for the May 2014 election.

News of the announcement comes a week after Ramos picked up the endorsements of the East, North and Central ward Democratic Party chairs.