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Stay tuned for more of the final week of the race, including a look at labor endorsements and our prediction as primary election day approaches.

Not exact matches

Instead, he's hinted at proposals for economic development and strengthening security in New York City while also adopting the agenda of the labor - backed Working Families Party as he received their endorsement in May.

Crowley has been relegated to the sidelines in the NY - 6 battle lately as the focus has been on the mysterious — and belated — candidacy of longtime Queens Democratic operative Jeff Gottlieb, who may or may not be (depending on who you believe) a stalking horse for the party's endorsed candidate, Assemblywoman Grace Meng, although she has been plugging away at her campaign, announcing earlier today that she has netted yet another small labor endorsement.

«It is not an endorsement or defense of Nixon personally, but is a response to union leaders that have rolled out statements today aiming to shut down public discussion of the role that labor contracts have played in cost overruns at the MTA.»

This decision comes on the heels of Espaillat's endorsement by the labor - backed Working Families Party, which decided to support the assemblyman's Senate run after initially taking a pass on him at its convention in Buffalo due to some division among its affiliates.

However, with Mr. Jeffries amassing one labor endorsement after another, it remains strange that Mr. Towns hasn't yet gone through at least the same motions as he did in his past reelection campaigns.

Cuomo at the Working Families Party convention last month gained the labor - backed organization's endorsement after agreeing to help pass a host of liberal - sought legislation, including a new minimum wage increase and the DREAM Act.

Teachout, a Fordham Law professor, initially challenged Cuomo for the WFP line in May, only to lose it at the state convention after Cuomo, labor leaders and activists in the party agreed on the incumbent's endorsement.

Last Wednesday night, several of the groups, including the Real Rent Reform Campaign — made up of organized tenants, labor organizations and community groups that advocate for «progressive» pro-tenant legislation — held a well - attended town hall meeting in Brooklyn (they estimated the crowd at about 200 attendees) while the board of the influential Tenants PAC met separately and decided on endorsements for state legislative races.

The endorsement process took place at the State Labor Federation's biennial political convention, held at the Desmond Hotel in Albany, New York.

The State Labor Federation announced its endorsement of Congressman Rangel at its political convention on August 16th.

The endorsement took place at the State Labor Federation's biennial political convention, held at the Desmond Hotel in Albany, New York.

At a meeting Monday with a group of influential labor leaders representing some of the state's powerful unions, including 1199 SEIU, 32BJ, the Hotel Trades Council and the Communications Workers of America, Cuomo said he couldn't pass a budget with campaign finance reform because of Senate opposition, and pressed the leaders to rein in the restive members of the Working Families Party, who vote on the party's endorsement.

In the NY - 18 where five Democrats are vying at the chance to take on Republican Rep. Nan Hayworth, the labor group gave their endorsement to Maloney, who has worked to solidify union support as part of an overall GOTV effort.

His campaign today attributed the endorsement to Lancman's championing of the Wage Theft Prevention Act, which was aimed at ensuring workers aren't cheated out of earned wages by unscrupulous employers (it's also Lancman's third labor endorsement since announcing his run).

«I don't think anyone should take anything for granted in an election — but I don't think the mayor should be losing sleep about this election,» Cuomo told reporters at the city Labor Day parade when asked about the possibility of a last - minute endorsement.

Taking a dig at a top rival in the race, former Assemblyman Barry Grodenchik, the spokesman added that it was a «hard choice» between endorsing Ms. Lynch and attorney Ali Najmi, another Democrat running in the primary without any organized labor endorsements.

At that time, the Labor Federation's Executive Board was granted authority to decide on endorsements after the special session of the legislature concluded, and when the Board could make an informed decision based upon the entire 2008 Legislative Session.

The Labor Federation's Executive Board was granted authority to decide on the endorsements at a time deemed appropriate by the Board, and when they can make an informed decision based upon the entire 2008 Legislative Session.

The local labor movement will pick up on the New York State AFL - CIO's endorsement and kick - off labor's grassroots support of Eric Massa at the Western New York Area Labor Federation's annual conferlabor movement will pick up on the New York State AFL - CIO's endorsement and kick - off labor's grassroots support of Eric Massa at the Western New York Area Labor Federation's annual conferlabor's grassroots support of Eric Massa at the Western New York Area Labor Federation's annual conferLabor Federation's annual conference.

ALBANY, NY (08/03/2010)(readMedia)-- Denis Hughes, President of the 2 1/2 million member New York State AFL - CIO was joined by labor leaders from across the state at a press conference today, as he announced the State Labor Federation's endorsement of Comptroller Tom DiNalabor leaders from across the state at a press conference today, as he announced the State Labor Federation's endorsement of Comptroller Tom DiNaLabor Federation's endorsement of Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

Entering the race at such a late stage means much, if not all, of the Democratic institutional support like labor unions, political clubs and elected official endorsements have been consumed by the Stringer campaign.

As Senators of the Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions Committee debated federal education policy at an abbreviated hearing Wednesday morning, two coalitions of education and civil rights groups released letters poking holes in the bill while the nation's two largest teachers» unions released notes containing partial endorsements.