On Aug. 12, 2013, the Greater Boston Labor Council announced its endorsement of Neil Osborne for Medford City Council.
The candidate was interviewed by representatives of several unions, and GBLC officers.
Osborne, an attorney in private practice, received his Masters of Science in labor relations from UMass Amherst’s Center for Labor Studies in 1991.
The GBLC is comprised of 154 unions representing more than 90,000 members in Arlington, Belmont, Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Lexington, Lincoln, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Needham, Newton, Revere, Somerville, Stoneham, Waltham, Watertown, Wellesley, Weston, Winchester, Winthrop and Woburn.
GBLC has been associated with the AFL-CIO since 1958.