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Nina Turner received another endorsement Tuesday morning, this time from SEIU Local 1, which is a labor union representing nearly 2,000 janitors and food service workers across Ohio.
“Turner is a strong, proven leader and supporter of frontline essential workers in the fight for $15 and a union,” the endorsement declared. “With this endorsement, Turner has won the support of all SEIU Locals in the state.”
Officials said more than 500 SEIU Local 1 workers are within the 11th congressional district, which Turner is vying for.
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“I support Nina Turner because she understands that for working people to have economic justice, one must have racial justice,” said SEIU Local 1 Cleveland Hopkins International Airport janitor Sandra Ellington. “Turner is not a stranger to labor -- she understands the importance of investing in our communities, and I am voting for Nina Turner because we need a leader who is not afraid to roll up their sleeves and fight for what’s right.”
The congressional seat Turner is seeking was vacated when former Rep. Marcia Fudge was tapped by President Joe Biden to serve as the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
“11th district working families have seen Nina’s passion and know she will be a warrior who fights for us in Congress,” said SEIU Local 1 Vice President and Ohio State Director Yanela Sims. “Nina will be a powerful voice on the issues that matter to working families: $15 and a union, clean air and water and real investment in our communities.”