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New Jersey State Council of Machinists Endorses Rob Menendez for Congress

The New Jersey State Council of Machinists, on behalf of its 20,000 NJ members is proud to announce its endorsement of Rob Menendez in New Jersey’s 8th Congressional District.

“Rob has demonstrated an understanding of the economic pressures impacting the lives of the working families that we represent in the 8th District’, said State Council President Cristino Vilorio.

“We know that he will support our members and that together we can seek to find solutions to make our world better.”

With this endorsement, the NJSCM is calling on all our members to support Rob because strengthening working families is the core of his campaign and he understands the pressures and challenges our families face in these difficult times. We will place voter engagement and mobilization operations behind Menendez’s run for US Congress.

NJSCM, part of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, represents 20,000 Machinists Union members who work to bargain for increased job security, higher wages, and improved benefits. Members work in industries such as aerospace, transportation, the federal government, automotive, defense, and woodworking, among others.