Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins continues to rack up endorsements as she runs for Miami Mayor.
Her latest: a nod from UNITE HERE Local 355 , a union that represents the collective bargaining interests of more than 7,000 hotel, airport, casino, stadium and restaurant employees across South Florida.
The group is backing Higgins, its Secretary-Treasurer Wendi Walsh said, because she has “always stood up with hospitality workers — from securing living wages for airport employees to supporting safer working conditions and economic opportunity for our families.”
“At a time when Miami is becoming increasingly unaffordable, Eileen has been a proven partner who fights for working people and delivers results,” Walsh said in a statement.
“We are proud to endorse her for Mayor