Hardesty, Mozyrsky Split Union Endorsements

Hardhats pick the challenger; public employees like the incumbent.

IMG_7765 Labor Day Picnic 2019 in Oaks Park. (Wesley Lapointe) (Wesley Lapointe)
By Sophie Peel

On March 8, Portland City Council candidate Vadim Mozyrsky received endorsements from the Joint Council of Teamsters No. 37, which represents more than 23,000 members across three states; SMART Local 16, which represents sheet metal workers; and the Columbia Pacific Building Trades Council, which represents more than 20,000 construction workers in Oregon and Vancouver, Wash.

Mozyrsky is seeking to unseat incumbent Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty, who so far has received the endorsements of Service Employees International Union Local 503, which represents more than 72,000 public service employees; SEIU Local 49, which represents more than 15,000 workers, and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 8, representing around 400 members. She’s also received the endorsement of the union that represents Portland Community College faculty.

The third leading candidate, Rene Gonzalez, has received no union endorsements yet.

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