Katherine Clark wins endorsement of American Postal Workers Union Local 100

MALDEN – Katherine Clark earned the endorsement of American Postal Workers Union Local 100 of the Boston Metro Area in her campaign for Congress. The union’s 2,200 members support Katherine Clark because she will stand up to extremist Republicans in Congress attacking women’s rights and change the conversation to creating jobs, securing pay equity for women, investing in early education, and increasing the minimum wage.

"Workers are still recovering from the damage done to our economy,” said Paul Kilduff, president of the APWU Local 100. “We’re supporting Katherine Clark for Congress because she understands that the country will recover by taking steps in Washington to grow the middle class -- not by repealing Obamacare and shutting down the government.”

Last week, extremist Republicans in Washington passed a bill to tie one of the most basic functions of our government – paying our bills – to defunding Obamacare and building the Keystone XL pipeline. In Congress, Katherine will fight extremist Republican attacks on Obamacare and women’s rights and prioritize helping families as they work to cover health care costs, pay for college educations, and save for retirement.

"I’m honored to have the support of the American Postal Workers Union Local 100," said Clark, a Democratic state senator from Melrose. "I’ve said from the beginning of this campaign that the issues that working families and I talk about around our kitchen tables will be on the table for me in Washington – creating jobs, making sure women are paid what they deserve, and standing up for our workers by increasing the minimum wage."

Katherine has been endorsed by EMILY’s List, the Women's Campaign Fund, Attorney General Martha Coakley, Melrose Mayor Robert Dolan, State Rep. Marjorie Decker, D-Cambridge, and State Rep. Paul Brodeur, D-Melrose. She also has the backing of the Melrose Democratic City Committee, the Winchester Democratic Town Committee, IBEW Local 2222, IBEW Local 2321, the United Steelworkers Union Local 12012, Ironworkers Local 7, NAGE/IBPO/SEIU Local 5000, Teamsters Local 25, and the IBEW Local 123.

About State Senator Katherine Clark
Katherine was sworn in for her second term as a Massachusetts state senator representing Malden, Melrose, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield and Winchester on January 2, 2013. She was first elected in March 2008 to the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Senator Clark serves as the Chair of the Joint Committee on the Judiciary and Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse. She also serves on the Joint Committees on Public Health and Public Safety and Homeland Security. Senator Clark is a member of the Advisory Council for the Department of Early Education and Care. In 2011, Senator Clark was appointed to the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy Advisory Board at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

Katherine and her husband Rodney are raising their three school-age boys in Melrose.