UFCW 99 Endorses Yassamin Ansari for Congress

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 10th, 2024
Press Contact: jessica@yassaminforcongress.com (480) 688-4742

PHOENIX, AZ – Today, the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 99 announced their support for former Phoenix Vice Mayor and City Councilwoman Yassamin Ansari in the race for Arizona’s Third Congressional District. 

UFCW 99 President James McLaughlin issued the following statement: 

“UFCW Local 99 is a powerful voice for working people in Arizona and we’re excited to use that voice to endorse Yassamin Ansari for Congress in Arizona’s third district. Yassamin has a proven track record of delivering meaningful change for labor unions and workers as a Phoenix City Councilwoman and Vice Mayor. I know she’ll be a relentless partner to the labor movement in Congress. We need to ensure that everyone elected to Congress cares about workers’ issues and strengthening the middle class. Yassamin is committed to doing this on behalf of working people in Arizona and across this nation.”

Yassamin Ansari issued the following statement:

“I’m so proud to have UFCW 99 on our team. Strengthening unions and workers’ rights is fundamental to building an equitable economy. 

As Councilwoman and Vice Mayor, I led the charge to pass Phoenix’s first-of-its-kind Worker Heat Safety Ordinance and  helped to raise wages for thousands of city employees – from firefighters and police officers to bus drivers and librarians. As Congresswoman, I’ll keep working alongside them for better jobs, wages, and benefits for our community.” 

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