Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh announced he has received the endorsement of the International Union of Painters & Allied Trades District Council No. 4, Local 31 for re-election as mayor. Walsh is a former union member (Laborers’ Local 633 and UFCW Local One) and employee of the New York State AFL-CIO.

In the endorsement, Union President Wendy Colucci praised Mayor Walsh’s support for labor in our community:  “You have continuously demonstrated your commitment to workingmen and women of this community and for this we are all very grateful.”

District Council #4/Painters Local Union #31 represents a growing force of 2,000 active and retired men and women in 33 counties of Western and Central New York. Members of the organization work in the Finishing Trades as industrial and commercial painters, drywall finishers, wall covers, glaziers, glassworkers, billboard posters, healthcare workers, newspress workers, service delivery groups and more.

“I am honored to receive the support of District Council #4/Painters Local Union #31,” said Mayor Walsh. “The members of District Council #4/Local Union #31 perform essential, highly skilled work throughout the City of Syracuse and across Western and Central New York. We are a stronger and healthier community because of their hard work and commitment to quality.”

Walsh has already received the endorsements of the Independence Party of New York, IBEW Local 43 and the North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters. Walsh will be on the Independence line on the ballot in the general election on November 2.