Teamsters Local 25 Endorses Boston City Council Candidates

BOSTON — Teamsters Local 25 announced its endorsements for Boston City Council during a forum hosted at its union hall in Charlestown. Teamsters Local 25 is the largest Teamsters union in New England with more than 1,200 members — including nearly 3,000 members who work in Boston.

"These candidates are proven leaders who work tirelessly to improve our communities and who will never stop fighting for working families," said Teamsters Local 25 President Sean M. O’Brien. "During a time when Local 25 is forging new partnerships to provide training and career opportunities for underserved Boston residents, we are confident these City Council candidates share our vision for a well-trained, well-paid workforce, one that truly reflects the diversity which makes Boston and its neighborhoods a great place to live."

Teamsters Local 25 endorsements include Councilor At-Large Michael Flaherty, a Teamsters Local 25 member who worked at Airborne Express while attending Boston College and Boston University Law School. Other union members receiving Local 25 endorsements are: Councilor At-Large Anissa Essaibi George (Boston Teachers Union), District 2 Councilor Ed Flynn (NAGE), District 3 Councilor Frank Baker (CWA/Boston Typographical Union, Local 13), and Dan Daly (IBEW Local 103), who is seeking the open seat in the 9th District. Both Flaherty and Flynn are lifelong residents of South Boston.

The Boston City Council candidates endorsed by Teamsters Local 25: Flaherty, Councilor At-Large; Michele Wu, Councilor At-Large; Essaibi George, Councilor At-Large; Lydia Edwards, Councilor, District 1; Ed Flynn, Councilor, District 2; Baker, Councilor, District 3; Andrea Campbell, Councilor, District 4; Maria Esdale Farrell, Councilor, District 5 Open Seat; Matt O’Malley, Councilor, District 6; Kim Janey, Councilor, District 7; Daly, Councilor, District 9 Open Seat.

The Boston City Council Primary election is on Sept. 24 and the general election is Nov. 5. For more information about Teamsters Local 25, visit www.teamsterslocal25.com.