Sentences with phrase «labor endorsements»

She's even poised to pick up her first labor endorsement.

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.

Cuomo has received a series of labor endorsements in recent weeks as he faces a primary challenge for the Democratic nomination from Cynthia Nixon, an actress and education advocate.

This move is the latest in a small string of labor endorsements in Mr. Jeffries» campaign to unseat veteran Congressman Ed Towns.

Democratic Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's re-election on Thursday was endorsed by the state Troopers PBA, the latest in a string of labor endorsements for the incumbent.

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).

The latest labor endorsement for Klein comes as 1199 / SEIU has indicated it will back all five members of the IDC after Klein and the mainline Democratic conference reached an agreement to form a new coalition after Election Day this year, ending its two - year alliance with the Senate GOP.

Liu's primary bid, however, hasn't been curtailed as he has wrapped up multiple labor endorsements as well.

Last October, the National Education Association, the nation's largest teachers union, gave Hillary Clinton one of her earliest organized labor endorsements.

The politically active union could also send further labor endorsement's Lancman's way, including the coveted Working Families Party line.

It's true that Teachout, a Fordham Law professor and former Howard Dean campaign aide, has next to no chance of beating Cuomo or even coming close, despite her recent labor endorsements and his Moreland mess.

This is Moya's second labor endorsement.

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.

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.

Watch for two of the biggest remaining labor endorsements, 1199SEIU and the UFT — if James gets them, she'll be in a very strong position.

But Sanders has monopolized labor endorsements in the race and enjoys the inertia of incumbency — plus the 15 years of name recognition he's built up in the area since he won his first election for the City Council in 2001.

With three weeks until primary day, an Albany mayoral hopeful has unveiled her plan for economic development and job creation, while announcing new labor endorsements.

Democratic House hopeful Sean Eldrdige continued his roll out this week of labor endorsements with his campaign announcing the backing of 1199 SEIU, a key union that has close ties to Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Brodsky's release comes on the heels of an announcement by his primary opponent, Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice, that she has landed her first labor endorsement from RWDSU.

In the one of the stranger election years of the last half century, Norman Seabrook's labor endorsements still manage to stand out.

Former state Assemblyman John Duane announced a key labor endorsement for his City Council campaign from the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America Region 9A.

Francisco Moya has received his first labor endorsement in his quest for the 39th Assembly post vacated by now - Sen.

Still, Hannon has received a number of labor endorsements in his own re-election effort for the Long Island district, including the politically key 1199 / SEIU and the Civil Service Employees Association.

The Transport Workers Union Local 100 on Friday endorsed Democratic attorney general candidate Tish James, the latest labor endorsement she's received in her bid for the office that officially began this week.

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.

A reformer who won the lion's share of labor endorsements in the race, including that of the Working Families Party, Torres was supported by State Senator Gustavo Rivera, who ousted disgraced and jailed incumbent Pedro Espada, Jr. in 2010, as well as by the Bronx's most popular elected official, Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. (who has broken with his father on social issues like LGBT rights and marriage equality).

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 of the primary battle.

This is Maloney's first labor endorsement.

Public Advocate Tish James has secured the backing of the Transport Workers Union, further boosting her labor endorsements since she announced this week...

Torres has received all the labor endorsements and all the political endorsements that matter, including those of the Working Families Party and REBNY's Jobs for New York PAC, which according to Tenants PAC he refused to disavow.

However, his campaign has been picking up some steam in recent days with a string of labor endorsements and Mayor Ed Koch.

The labor endorsement is a significant one for Bailey considering he has a competitive primary in September, which includes Que English, a Bronx reverend.

He has previously picked up a series of labor endorsements, but James is the first citywide official to back his candidacy.

He has picked up a long list of labor endorsements, including the Communication Workers of America District 1, Council of School Supervisors and Administrators Local 1, 1199 / SEIU, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1500, Teamsters Local 808, Uniformed Fire Officers Association, United Federation of Teachers, Working Families Party and 32BJ.

The race for the 10th Congressional District got a big more serious today when Assembly member Hakeem Jeffries received the first labor endorsement in the race.

Labor endorsements are more impactful than usual this election cycle as the federal courts have placed the primary date for congressional elections on a different day than the rest of the state's elections and Albany refused to move the other date to match the federal one.

The fact of the matter is that dems in Suffolk thought they had this one wrapped up before the labor endorsements and recent polling numbers.

The labor endorsement comes as Donovan has faced questions in his campaign over his handling of his domestic partner's son's arrest on heroin charges.

As we discussed earlier, lobbyist, attorney and Crowley - endorsed Paul Vallone is hoping that his brother's appearance farther up the ballot in the Queens Beep race will give him coattails, while former Senate Dem flack Austin Shafran is pushing his labor endorsements and leveraging his ties to the old Manes establishment.

Panepinto, meanwhile, picked up another labor endorsement on Monday, winning the backing of United Steel Workers District 4.

The labor - backed Working Families Party withdrew their support of Mr. Liu and Mr. Avella even won some labor endorsements afterward, though a smattering of unions remain loyal to Mr. Liu.

Democratic Senate candidate Marisol Alcantara on Thursday rolled out another series of labor endorsements, including the influential District Council 9.

The labor endorsements for Larkin could be key, considering Democrats are eyeing his district as a potential pickup opportunity in November with Chris Eachus, an Orange County legislator.

Minnesota Democrat Angie Craig won the backing of the Congressional Progressive Caucus Wednesday in her quest to secure the Democratic - Farmer - Labor endorsement in Minnesota's open 2nd District.

But Sanders, who eventually pulled out of the congressional race, has wide name recognition in the district and secured a number of labor endorsements to help him withstand the powerful Queens Democratic machine.