Not exact matches
Niou, who works for Queens Assemblyman Ron Kim, has garnered
several key backers, including influential
labor unions 32BJ and the United Federation of Teachers.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo over the course of the last
several days sought to bolster his ties to
labor unions —
key political allies he'll need in the next legislative session and 2018 re-election bid.
And
several unions that were
key in negotiating the WFP endorsement deal of Cuomo that started the Senate reunification ball rolling — SEIU 1199 and HTC — will likely stick with Liu regardless of the IDC's new power - sharing agreement, according to a
labor source.