MA-04: SEIU backs Mermell in 4th District race
SEEKONK, Mass. (WPRI) — Democrat Jesse Mermell has landed the biggest labor union endorsement of the 4th Congressional District primary so far, announcing Wednesday she’s secured the backing of the SEIU Massachusetts State Council.
The council includes union locals SEIU 509, 1199 SEIU, SEIU 888, SEIU 32BJ, SEIU 3 FO, and the SEIU Committee of Interns and Residents, which together represent roughly 106,500 workers in health care, education, human services and other fields, according to the Mermell campaign, which also announced the endorsement of the Coalition for Social Justice, an advocacy group that has a Fall River field office.
“As the voice of more than 100,000 frontline workers across Massachusetts, the SEIU State Council is proud to unanimously endorse progressive fighter Jesse Mermell for Congress,” FayeRuth Fisher, president of SEIU Massachusetts State Council, said in a statement. “SEIU has worked hand in hand with Jesse over the years to fight for the protections and benefits that the hardworking people of Massachusetts deserve. We know that she will be a true workers’ champion in Congress.”
“SEIU and CSJ are on the frontlines every day standing up for workers,” Mermell said. “Throughout my 20-year career, I have been a frequent partner with both organizations, and now I’m ready to go to DC to continue that partnership as a champion in Congress for working families.”
Mermell, a former top aide to Gov. Deval Patrick who served on the Brookline Select Board, is one of nine Democrats who qualified last week for the Sept. 1 Democratic primary. The 4th District seat is opening up as the incumbent, Joe Kennedy III, moves on to challenge U.S. Sen. Ed Markey. The district stretches from northern Fall River through the Attleboros and Taunton into the Boston suburbs.
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