Special to the Independent
Over the last two months, Chelsea School Committee Member Roberto Jimenez-Rivera has received a slew of endorsements from unions representing over 150,000 workers to win the newly created State Representative seat that includes a part of Everett. He is proud to have the support of workers across a wide range of industries, including education, telecommunications, government, healthcare, and grocery stores. “Many of these people are the frontline workers who make up a huge part of our community. They have kept our region running throughout this entire pandemic,” said Mr. Jimenez-Rivera. “They’re the driver of your local 111 bus, the second grade teacher at the Keverian School in Everett and the Kelly School in Chelsea, and the person stocking groceries at Stop & Shop. I’m grateful for their support and look forward to empowering working families together.”
“Roberto is a leader who has already shown that he will fight for public education and work tirelessly to support and empower working families,” said MTA President Merrie Najimy. “He centers racial, economic and gender justice in his grassroots advocacy. Now more than ever, we need champions like Roberto at the State House.”
“Roberto is a trusted member of our community. He is someone who works for the community and not for his own benefit,” said Enio Lopez, member of SEIU 888 at the Chelsea Soldiers’ Home and Chelsea City Councilor for District 1.
Mr. Jiménez-Rivera has been endorsed or supported by eight different unions, more than all of his opponents combined. They include the following:
• Boston Carmens’ Local 589, representing MBTA bus drivers, train operators, and maintenance workers
• United Food and Commercial Workers Local (UFCW) 1445, which represents workers in the cannabis industry, grocery stores, laundries, and warehouses
• Mass Teachers Association (MTA), representing over 115,000 members, including educators from the City of Everett
• American Federation of Teachers-Massachusetts (AFT-MA), representing over 23,000 educators in K-12 and higher education across the state
• Chelsea Teachers Union
• Boston Teachers Union, which also represents over 5,000 retirees
• IBEW Local 2222, representing telecommunications and tech workers, as well as the staff at the State House
• SEIU Local 888, representing municipal and state employees as well as Healthcare employees
In addition to his support from labor unions, Roberto has been endorsed by the National Association of Social Workers-MA PACE, and environmental organizations like the Sierra Club and the Environmental League of Massachusetts.
This release was provided by the committee to elect Roberto Jimenez-Rivera.
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In the past two months, Roberto Jiménez-Rivera, a member of the Chelsea School Committee, has received a slew of endorsements from unions representing more than 150,000 workers. These unions represent a wide range of industries, such as education, telecommunications, government, health care, and supermarkets. “Many of these people are essential workers, who have kept our region running throughout this pandemic,” said Mr. Jiménez-Rivera. “They are the driver of the 111 bus, the second grade teacher at Everett’s Keverian School and Chelsea’s Kelly School, and the person who stocks groceries at Stop & Shop. I am grateful for your support and look forward to empowering working families together.”
“Roberto is a leader who has already proven that he will fight for public education and will work tirelessly to support and empower working families,” said Massachusetts Teachers Association President Merrie Najimy. “Roberto prioritizes racial, economic, and gender justice in his work. Now more than ever, we need champions like Roberto in the House of Representatives.”
“Roberto is a trustworthy person. He is someone who works for the community and not for his own benefit,” said Enio Lopez, a member of SEIU 888 at the Chelsea Soldiers’ Home, and Chelsea City Councilor for Ward 1.
Mr. Jiménez-Rivera is being endorsed or supported by eight different unions, more than all of his opponents combined. They include the following:
• “Boston Carmens” Local 589, which represents MBTA bus drivers, train operators and maintenance workers
• Union of Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1445, which represents workers in supermarkets, laundries and warehouses, among others.
• Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA), which represents more than 115,000 members, including educators from the city of Everett
• American Federation of Teachers-Massachusetts (AFT-MA), which represents more than 23,000 K-12 educators statewide
• Chelsea Teachers Union
• Boston Teachers Union, which also represents more than 5,000 retired educators
• IBEW Local 2222, which represents telecommunications and technology workers, as well as State Legislature staff
• SEIU Local 888, which represents city and state employees, as well as some health system employees
In addition to union support, Roberto has received endorsements from the National Association of Social Workers-Massachusetts (NASW-PACE), and environmental organizations such as the Sierra Club and the Massachusetts Environmental League.
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