Dorchester, Massachusetts — Today, Governor Healey visited the North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters (NASRCC) training center in Dorchester, where the NASRCC officially endorsed Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll’s reelection campaign.
The NASRCC is part of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, one of North America’s largest building-trades unions, with nearly a half-million members. The NASRCC represents over 30,000 carpenters, pile drivers, shop and millmen, millwrights, and floorcoverers working in Massachusetts and New England.
Governor Healey issued an Executive Order that allowed project labor agreements (PLAs) for public work projects over 35 million dollars, creating thousands of good-paying jobs in Massachusetts and establishing terms and conditions of employment for all involved.
Governor Healey has filed several legislative initiatives to strengthen job growth, including the BRIGHT Act, which would modernize higher education campuses and create more than a billion dollars of work in the process, and her DRIVE Initiative, investing in Massachusetts’ innovation economy and increasing job creation across sectors, including union jobs.
Throughout their first term, Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll have been strong supporters and advocates for working people, which is why they are the only candidates in this race that have earned endorsements from organized labor.
“We’re proud to endorse Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll in their campaign for reelection,” said NASRCC Executive Secretary-Treasurer Joe Byrne. “Over the past three years, the Governor has had our backs and supported us to ensure good jobs with fair pay and benefits for laborers in Massachusetts. The NASRCC will greatly benefit from another four years with this pair in office, and I look forward to getting them reelected.”
“Throughout our first term, I’ve been proud to partner with the Carpenters to deliver results for the workers across our state, and I am honored to have their support in this campaign,” said Governor Maura Healey. “We’ve worked side by side to deliver good jobs with fair wages and safe working conditions for laborers, and expanded the career pathways for the trades. We’re grateful for the Carpenters’ continued support, because we can’t do it without them.”
“Part of what makes Massachusetts a great place to live are our workers, and we owe it to them to ensure they have access to good-paying jobs and the opportunity to build a life here,” said Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. “We’re honored to have the NASRCC’s support in our campaign for reelection so we can continue fighting for the workers of our state and make Massachusetts the best it can be.”
The full list of labor endorsers includes Carpenters – North Atlantic Region, Local 339, Mass. Building Trades, Bricklayers, Carpenters Local 328, SEIU 888, Iron Workers Local 7, ATU 589, IBEW Local 223, IBEW Local 7, IBEW Local 2322, IBEW Local 104, Plasterers’ & Cement Masons’ Local 534, IUPAT District Council 35,, SMART New England, UA Local 12, UA Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 51, UA Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 4, UA Plumbers & Gasfitters Local 12, Laborers Local 1421, Laborers Local 876, Laborers Local 39, Laborers Local 133, Laborers Local 609, IUEC Local 4, IUEC Local 41, and Insulators Local 6.
About Maura & Kim:
Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll were elected as the first all-women executive team in the nation’s history in 2022. Since then, they’ve focused on lowering costs and making life better for every family in Massachusetts — and they are getting things done. They are running for reelection because there is a lot more to do to make life more affordable, create opportunities for all, and stand up to the damage Donald Trump is doing every single day. Join us.
You can learn more about Maura and Kim and their campaign by visiting maurahealey.com
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