UAW Endorses Mamdani, Lander and Ramos for Mayor - And Urges Voters to Not Rank Eric Adams At All
The union representing thousands of New York’s public defenders, museum staff and academics on Wednesday endorsed a trio of left-leaning Democratic mayoral primary candidates — and explicitly called on its members and the public to not rank Eric Adams on their ballots.
United Auto Workers Region 9A unanimously endorsed Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani (D-Queens), City Comptroller Brad Lander and state Sen. Jessica Ramos (D-Queens) on Wednesday, hailing them as “outspoken champions” of their union with a clear “working-class agenda,” said Region 9A director Brandon Mancilla.
All three candidates have worked closely with the union on issues spanning housing, student loan forgiveness and criminal justice reform. And all three candidates, noted Mancilla, have walked the picket line alongside UAW members at a half-dozen locals within the city as recently as this week.
“We want candidates who are going to be very strongly aligned with protecting collective bargaining, protecting the rights of union members, free speech,” said Jane Fox, who chairs the Legal Aid Society Attorneys union with UAW Local 2325. “These are the folks who have shown up to support us and to support the UAW, and that is tremendously significant to our members.”
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