Dan Ryan has walked the picket line with the men and women of labor in numerous strikes and actions.

• Airport Workers’ fight for $15, many of these workers live in the district.
• Took the legislative lead to help end the National Grid lockout.
• Worked with Chairwoman Denise Garlick, a former union president, to help bring the Tufts’ nurses lockout to an end.

 Dan’s experience as a Legislative Aide is Washington, DC has helped him some labor policy here in Boston.

• Authored historic ‘Post-JANUS’ legislation to protect public sector employees’ collective bargaining rights.
• Served as House Chair of the Special ‘Hot Works’ Commission to codify welding safety regulations at construction sites.
• Worked with other colleagues on budget amendment to increase the Attorney’s General’s staff allocation to hire more wage theft investigators.

Dan’s father and three uncles were members of Boston Firefighters, Local 718. Out of high school, Ryan himself was a member of Teamsters, Local 122 before getting laid off in the recession of the early 1990’s. At that point, he took a job as Teen Center Director with the Charlestown Boys and Girls Club, helping to steer young men and women on positive career paths through the Broader Horizons College and Career readiness program.