The Boston Academics Union has endorsed Mayor Michelle Wu in her bid for reelection, the union introduced Thursday.
“The 10,000 educators of the Boston Teachers Union are proud to support Mayor Wu for re-election,” mentioned BTU President Erik Berg. … “Mayor Wu is more than the mayor, she is a BPS parent, and has improved working and learning conditions within BPS and has demonstrated that she will continue to advocate on the local, state, and federal level for what is in the best interest of Boston students, educators, and communities.”
The lecturers union joins a rising listing of labor organizations endorsing Wu in her incumbent marketing campaign in opposition to Josh Kraft, together with the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Affiliation, a number of SEIU locals, Teamsters Native 25 and extra. The mayor has additionally been endorsed by public figures together with David Ortiz, DA Kevin Hayden, Rep. Ayanna Pressley and others.
Kraft, former head of the New England Patriots Basis and son of billionaire Patriots proprietor Robert Kraft, likewise has seen the endorsements of Worldwide Longshoreman’s Affiliation; Worldwide Affiliation of Bridge, Structural, Decorative, and Reinforcing Iron Employees Native 7; Laborers Native 22 and extra.
The BTU cited Wu’s observe document on supporting group hub colleges, implementing, parental go away for BPS educators, talking earlier than Congress on behalf of Boston, investing in BPS amenities, supporting a provision in a Challenge Labor Settlement creating alternatives for Madison Park Excessive College graduates, and extra.
“As the cost of living increased, I feared that I would have to step back from my position and try a different line of work to get by,” mentioned Tracy Romain, 23-year paraprofessional on the Chittick Elementary College. “But the wage increases for BPS paraprofessionals that Mayor Wu supported in our most recent union contract will allow me to continue to do the work I love in the city I love for years to come.”
Wu mentioned Thursday she is “honored to earn the support” of the union.
“As a BPS mom, I’m grateful every day for the tireless work and dedicated care of BTU members building the brightest future for Boston’s students and school communities,” Wu mentioned. “Through two successive collective bargaining agreements in 2022 and 2025, we have pushed hard to give these workers the support they need in the classroom and at home, including paid parental leave for the first time and lifting the salaries of our lowest wage workers. Together we will keep working to make Boston a home for everyone and BPS the first choice for all our families.”
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