Third, Cuomo officials believe they have the support of 1199 SEIU, the largest health care union in the state and a driving force behind many of the protests and rallies that centered on Brooklyn health care during Cuomo's first term. (politico.com)
«We believe in love and brotherhood and sisterhood, we believe in helping one another and standing up for one another,» Cuomo told a cheering crowd of health care union workers on July 17. (wshu.org)
The company had the capital commitments to purchase the facility and pay to lift the deed restrictions, and also said it intended to keep the facility's nearly 200 union jobs, a pledge that helped win the backing of 1199 SEIU, the powerful health care union that maintains close ties to Mayor Bill de Blasio and to Gov. Andrew Cuomo. (politico.com)