New Brunswick, NJ – The Menendez for Senate Campaign announced today that the New Jersey State Building & Construction Trades Council has unanimously endorsed Bob Menendez for reelection to the U.S. Senate. The New Jersey State Building & Construction Trades Council represents 150,000 hardworking New Jersey residents in 15 international building trades unions and 13 county councils.
“I am thrilled to have the support of the hardworking men and women–the carpenters, electricians, masons, plumbers, pipefitters, roofers and others–who build and keep New Jersey strong,” said Bob Menendez. “These men and women represent the best of New Jersey. Together, we will fight to grow the middle class and ensure everyone who works hard earns a liveable wage. We will fight the Trump Administration’s attempts to roll back workplace safety standards and erode workers’ rights. The stakes in this election have never been higher, and with your help, we will win on Election Day and keep fighting for the values we New Jerseyans hold dear.”
“Senator Menendez has dedicated his entire career to fighting to expand the middle class, creating good- paying jobs and growing our economy. He has stood up for the rights of workers and been our champion in the United States Senate,” said William T. Mullen, a former ironworker and leader of Ironworkers Local Union Local 11 and President of the Building Trades Council. “We are proud to stand with Senator Menendez as he has stood for us. It’s absolutely critical we send Bob Menendez back to Washington to keep fighting for us and our families and be the voice for hardworking New Jerseyans in the Senate.”
Bob Menendez has always fought for hardworking New Jersey families. He fights for workers’ rights to organize and believes in equal pay for equal work, as well as a livable wage. Sen. Menendez has voted to increase the minimum wage, and has adamantly resisted the Trump Administration’s efforts to roll back safety standards in the workplace. Sen. Menendez supports paid family, sick, and medical leave.
“I have stated previously, we believe our endorsements are especially important this year given the extremely disruptive and partisan political environment dividing the parties and the nation as a whole,” said Council President William T. Mullen. “This divide is making it virtually impossible to effectively deal with the very real problems confronting our nation, such as the need to grow the economy, revitalize our infrastructure, reform our immigration and trade policies, reshape our health care system, and reaffirm America’s position throughout the world.”
The Council represents Boilermakers, Bricklayers, Carpenters, Electricians, Elevator Constructors, Painters, Insulators, Iron Workers, Laborers, Operating Engineers, Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons, Pipe Trades, Roofers, Sheet Metal Workers and Teamsters.
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