POR 2026-36
Policy Order Supporting Union Recognition at Lamplighter Brewing Co., with Appreciation for the Owners’ Community Contributions
Voted yes (9), unanimous
Ayah Al-Zubi
Burhan Azeem
Tim Flaherty
Marc McGovern
Patty Nolan
E. Denise Simmons
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
Cathie Zusy
Sumbul Siddiqui
Just a Start, Food for Free, On The Rise, Cambridge Women's Center, Margaret
Fuller Neighborhood House, Community Art Center, Cambridge School Volunteers, BARCC, Enroot, Youth On Fire, and their current partner, YWCA Cambridge; and The Cambridge City Council has a long history of supporting workers’ efforts to organize and form unions as a cornerstone of workplace justice and democracy; now therefore be it That the Cambridge City Council go on record expressing strong support for the employees of Lamplighter Brewing Co. and their effort to form a union; and be it further That the Cambridge City Council go on record expressing appreciation to the owners of Lamplighter Brewing Co. for the many contributions they have made to our community, and urging them to voluntarily recognize the unionization effort via card check and to bargain in good faith; and be it further That the City Clerk be and hereby is requested to forward suitably engrossed copies of this resolution to Cayla Marvil and AC Jones, owners of Lamplighter Brewing Co., as well as Fernando Lemus, President of UFCW Local 1445.
In City Council February 9, 2026. Adopted as Amended by a yea and nay vote:- Yeas 9; Nays 0; Absent 0. Attest:- Paula M. Crane, Interim City Clerk A true copy; ATTEST:- Paula M. Crane
Interim City Clerk