Moya Gets HTC Nod For Council Bid
Democratic Assemblyman Francisco Moya on Thursday received the endorsement from the politically influential Hotel Trades Council in his bid for the New York City Council. “We have enthusiastically...
View ArticleCSEA President Opens Door to 2018 Cuomo Endorsement
To say CSEA President Danny Donohue and Gov. Andrew Cuomo have had a rocky relationship is something of an understatement. Donohue, who heads the second largest state workers union in New York, is a...
View ArticleDC 9 Protests Detainment Of Union Members
The labor union District Council 9 on Wednesday protested the detainment of two of its members by federal immigration officials. Hugo Mejia and Rodrigo Nunez were arrested on their job site in May by...
View ArticleAnti-Con Con Group Spends Big On TV
A group predominantly fueled by major labor unions has spent more than $500,000 on television ads opposing a constitutional convention. A Board of Elections filing for the group, New Yorkers Against...
View ArticlePublic-Sector Labor Groups Rally Amid Janus Arguments
The political clout of public labor unions in New York and around the country is being challenged in the U.S. Supreme Court — a challenge labor leaders say is coming from their political opponents....
View ArticleCuomo Nets Another Union Nod (Updated)
From the Morning Memo: A number of organized labor groups have lined up to provide early endorsements to Gov. Andrew Cuomo as he seeks a third term this fall and faces a new primary challenge from...
View ArticleAFL-CIO Nods Go To Donovan, Maloney And Crowley
The New York AFL-CIO on Tuesday endorsed two Democrats and a Republican in their re-election bids: Reps. Carolyn Maloney, Joseph Crowley and Dan Donovan. “All three of these candidates have proven...
View ArticleFlynn Lands 1st Labor Endorsement in NY-19 Dem Race
From the Morning Memo: Brian Flynn, one of seven Democrats vying for the right to challenge freshman Republican Rep. John Faso in NY-19, is poised to announce he has landed the first labor endorsement...
View Article32 BJ Splits the Democratic Primary Baby
The building workers union Local 32BJ is out with its endorsements for the upcoming Democratic state primaries in September – a list that, as expected, includes one of the insurgent candidates seeking...
View ArticleEmpire Center Urges State And Public Employers To Comply With Janus ASAP
Fiscally conservative think tank the Empire Center for Public Policy sent a letter Tuesday to state and local public employers across New York urging them to quickly comply with new obligations as a...
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