Union Influencing Boston Mayor's Race? Are Unions Involved in Adam Knight's Campaign?

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One of Boston’s biggest construction unions is marshaling resources to influence the mayoral race

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/06/15/metro/with-housing-center-boston-mayors-race-labor-developers-are-organizing-push-candidates/?s_campaign=breakingnews:newsletter

With housing at center of Boston mayor’s race, labor and developers are organizing to push candidates A group of pro-development forces, led by one of Boston’s biggest construction unions, is marshaling resources and at least $500,000 to try to influence the mayoral race, in which housing has emerged as a major issue. Notably, the group is not immediately endorsing a candidate in the six-way race, and may never. Instead, the Dorchester-based North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters and its developer partners have formed the coalition to launch a slate of television, radio, and digital ads urging candidates to sign a pledge to support “responsible real estate development . . . crucial to our future, our economy and collective quality of life.” The group’s formation underscores a change from the last open mayoral race, in 2013, when labor groups largely coalesced around Martin J. Walsh, a former head of the Building and Construction Trades Council. Read the full story.

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