Newark – 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) today announced major endorsements in the races for Newark City Council. (see list below)

“All of these candidates have demonstrated a deep commitment to the working people of our city,” said Kevin Brown, Vice-president of 32BJ and New Jersey Director of the union. “Now more than ever Newark needs real champions of working families who will stand up to special interests who would deny workers good jobs that will bring them solidly into the middle class.”

Endorsements by Ward
South Ward – John Sharpe James
Central Ward – Gayle Chaneyfield-Jenkins

Council-At-Large: Patrick Council
Council-At-Large: Mildred Crump
Council-At-Large: Eddie Osborne
Council-At-Large: Luis Quintana
32BJ is not endorsing in the May 2014 elections East Ward
32BJ is not endorsing in the May 2014 elections North Ward
32BJ is not endorsing in the May 2014 elections West Ward

32BJ, the largest property service union in the country with 10,000 members in New Jersey alone.