The Mayor WU delivers the largest city police union

Mayor WU won a sounding confirmation from the largest unions of the city’s public security – the Boston Police Patrolmen Association (BPPA) and the affiliated EMS partner of the association – during a press conference on Thursday in the Dorchester – Headquarters of the BPPA.

Union officers said it was the first time in 30 years that they approved a seated mayor for re -election. It happens that WU faces a potentially strong challenge of Josh Kraft, the Philanthrop, the former non-profit guide and son of the New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft.

Larry Calderone, the President of the BPPA, said the decision to support WU is not difficult for men and women who patroll the streets of the city every day. Calderone and his President of the BPPA-Ems union, Jason Yutkin, have with its members the negotiation negotiation and a contract contract in their first term and for investments to add more boston police officers to the ranks about the academy classes.

“I say this as strong as possible as we want to be re -elected in November,” said Calderone, who says that Wu was a constant ally for his officers in moments of stress, injury and insult over her term.

“Every time there was a terrible event, a tragedy, it was with us,” said Calderone. “It leads to a good example. She loves her police officers and shows it. She appreciates what we do every day of the year. “

Mayor WU accepted the confirmation that she was honored and proud to maintain the union’s nod.

“Because of their efforts, we are the safest capital of America and intend to keep it up every day,” said Wu. “I am so grateful for the work you all invested every day, and I know that we all feel that there is a lot more work and that we will never be satisfied until we have exterminated violence in the city and every incident is one too many.”

Wu added that she was “very proud to sit over the table from these hard unions in order to understand and understand the details of what every word in these contracts for their families means at a time when there are so many who want to cut off the services of the city,” she said. To reduce the budgets, whether it is public security or city service in general or to paint just one picture that city workers or public staff are in general. The government is about fraud or waste or an attempt to maximize efficiency. I want to keep Boston as an example of where we get the best bang for our money. City staff are first aiders, our teachers and our public work employees across the board. These are the people and family members who get our city up and running. And I will stand next to each of them to continue to place the resources in which we serve the residents of Boston. ”

At a moving moment, Calderon demanded a moment of silence for the BPD detective Mark Walsh, which was rested on Thursday after a huge wake and funeral in the St. Gregory’s church in Dorchester. The 51-year-old father of two and experienced police officers in districts died in the city after a short illness of influenza was triggered last week.

“Last night hundreds of officers stood in front of the church in St. Greg,” said Calderone. “We went through, we paid our respect how we paid all the time, but also the mayor WU, and I take the opportunity to make sure that we say this today because with the Boston police commissioner, the BPD and other officers and other officers, like every police officer, detective, guests, family members and friends observed.

He added: “This is the mayor. I want to have that in. It is the person that she is man, that she is the leader of the city of Boston, whom she radiates and cited every day. “

The union officers said the time of confirmation-a few days before Mayor WU is called in front of a Congress Committee led by Republicans, which is expected to grill them and others on public security and immigration, is not connected to national political dynamics.

“It has nothing to do with the trip to Washington DC,” said Calderon. “Our goal here is too stress … that we want to see them re -elected. She was a great partner at the table. It supports everything that the first aiders and our two organizations did. And we can not offer these services further, hundreds of police officers, as it has been in recent years. “

WU for her part said that she had no idea that “the unions would record this the moment they did.”

“It was a wonderful surprise to get a message from Larry and then find out that both organizations had decided to contain and contain strongly. And for that I am incredibly grateful. It increases the truth about our city and who we are. “