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Arizona Building and Construction Trades Council endorses Kate Gallego to be the next Mayor of Phoenix

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Nov. 3, 2017 – The Arizona Building and Construction Trades Council (AZBTC) – a labor organization comprised of affiliated construction trade organizations representing more than 11,000 construction workers in Arizona – is proud to endorse Kate Gallego to be the next Mayor of Phoenix.

Councilwoman Gallego not only led the campaign to pass Phoenix Equal Pay Ordinance, but also Proposition 104 which will continue to improvement the city’s infrastructure and transit system through 2050. Prior to serving the citizens of District 8 Kate earned an MBA in Entrepreneurial Management from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and worked on Strategic Planning and Economic Development for Salt River Project.

AZBTC looks forward to continue working with the future Mayor on policies that create union jobs and support working families.