Peter Shumlin gets his first constituency group endorsement, breaking rival Doug Racine’s streak. This from Teamsters Local 597:

Burlington, Vt –  Teamsters Local 597 today announced its endorsement of Peter Shumlin as the Democratic Candidate to run for Governor of Vermont.

Peter has been a longtime supporter of Local 597 and other labor organizations throughout his years in public service.

Most recently, Peter assisted Local 597 in having comprehensive legislative reform regarding the misclassification of employees in Vermont.

When the Addison Bridge construction was announced and the Teamsters were working towards a Project Labor Agreement to protect Vermont workers from being displaced on the project Peter went above and beyond.  Rather then simply accepting the Douglas/Dubie Administrations rejection of a PLA on a project, Peter required hearings on the issue.  Due to Peter’s leadership, the Teamsters were able to negotiate a PLA on this project directly with the contractor who awarded the job.   Peter supports employee free choice legislation and assisted Local 597 in our efforts to achieve this important legislation.

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Peter also helped Local 597 secure a neutrality agreement with one of the Local Unions current bargaining unit employees to help the Local Union organize the non-union locations operated by the employer.

Over the years I have personally appreciated Peter Shumlin’s leadership as he is a straight-forward politician.   With Peter, you always know where you stand and that’s the kind of leadership we need in order to tackle the tough challenges that face Vermont.  Peter has a record of getting tough things done while considering working Vermonters lives and livelihoods.

As the Principal Officer of Local 597 here in the State of Vermont I am proud to throw the support of 1000 Teamster members and retiree’s of Local 597 behind Peter’s campaign to become the Democratic candidate that will be elected as the next Governor of this great State.