Longshoremen’s union endorses Davis

International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA) Local 1588 has endorsed Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis for re-election to a second term, along with Davis’ full slate of council candidates.

The union endorsed Davis in 2014 against incumbent Mark Smith,

“Many of our members live here in Bayonne and they are seeing the progress in our city every day with Mayor Davis and his team in city hall,” said Local 1588 president Virgil Maldonado. “From bringing in new development that’s revitalizing the city to investing in parks and recreation to creating a new sense of community, Bayonne is better today than it was four years ago and we need to keep moving the city forward with Mayor Davis.”