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The person who got the most votes in yesterday’s election? No, not Michael Bloomberg. It’s Comptroller-elect John Liu. According to unofficial results, Liu got 696,330 votes, with 652,511 on the Democratic line, and 43,819 on the WFP line. The second-highest total belonged to Bill de Blasio, in the public advocate’s race. He got 672,383 votes. 627,390 came on the Democratic line and 44,993 from the WFP... READ MORE»
Cy Vance’s campaign announced endorsements today from 1199, the health care workers union, and 32BJ, the city’s largest private... READ MORE»
CHESTERTOWN—As he works to shore up his relationship with the state's largest unions, David Paterson will meet with the heads of several key labor organizations before tackling a mid-year budget deficit in... READ MORE»
ALBANY—After a gripe session at the end of last month in Kingston, David Paterson has been working to shore up ties with labor groups. But it's a tough sell at a tough... READ MORE»
ALBANY—While they're pushing for legislative action in Albany, the coalition of unions advocating a bill that would require higher wages at publicly financed construction projects is fighting a side battle in Erie County. The labor groups, led by SEIU 32BJ, are targeting Erie County Executive Chris Collins.... READ MORE»
ALBANY—Labor leaders told Democratic Party officials of concerns they are being overlooked during a meeting today in... READ MORE»
Seems like the Bloomberg administration has yet to win over unions and housing advocacy group ACORN on its Coney Island plan. I was forwarded a letter on Friday night addressed to members of the City Council from a number of important unions and ACORN that urges the members to withhold support of the plan—a multibillion-dollar redevelopment of the historic entertainment hub—without changes to labor and housing... READ MORE»
There’s been a deluge of endorsement announcements today that well-meaning flacks are (constantly) reminding me of. Here are a few: Planned Parenthood’s Action Fund endorsed Senator Kirsten Gillibrand for re-election. This comes just days before Representative Carolyn Maloney is expected to enter the... READ MORE»
ALBANY—Just last week, lobbying was focused on the state budget, and wrangling some extra thousands for a local hospital or school district. How quickly it's shifted. The union representing transit workers is putting its focus on the M.T.A., lobbying legislators to take action to bridge the authority's deficit. And SEIU 32BJ is continuing to lobby the State Senate to reform industrial development agencies around the state. They're already running radio advertisements against some Democrats - and... READ MORE»
ALBANY—Just last week, lobbying was focused on the state budget, and wrangling some extra thousands for a local hospital or school district. How quickly it's... READ MORE»
ALBANY—State Senator David Valesky is being singled out once again. Union 32BJ is on the air with various versions of a radio ad targeting individual senators—including Valesky—for not signing on to a bill to tighten up restrictions on industrial development authorities, a union official confirmed.... READ MORE»
ALBANY—State Senator David Valesky is being singled out once... READ MORE»
Here's an ad for City Council candidate Julissa Ferreras, paid for by one of New York's major unions, 32BJ. It's appearing in some local papers in Queens. The contact number goes to a 32BJ political office, whose people seem to be on the Ferreras bandwagon... READ MORE»
City Council candidate Julissa Ferreras' campaign announced the endorsement by 32BJ, a union representing property service workers with 10,000 members in the borough of... READ MORE»
As a certain segment of the political world speculates... READ MORE»
