Union endorsement gives candidate early boost in North Shore City Council race
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
Posted Dec 16, 2020
Amoy Barnes spoke at the Staten Island Women Who March for Breonna Taylor event, beginning at Snug Harbor and ending at Tompkinsville. October 17, 2020. (Staten Island Advance/Derek Alvez).
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. An endorsement in the race to succeed City Councilwoman Debi Rose (D-North Shore) announced Wednesday gave one of the candidates in a crowded field an early boost.
Amoy Barnes, a current staffer with the city Department of Education (DOE), received the labor-coalition endorsement from Road to Justice NYC, which includes 1199 SEIU. That union, which represents healthcare workers, is one of the city’s largest.
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Supporters of the 32BJ SEIU commercial office cleaners union march along Sixth Avenue in 2019 in New York. | Bebeto Matthews/ AP Photo
No longer operating under same political party, unions forge alliance in upcoming city races
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New York City’s public and private unions are joining forces to influence the makeup of the next City Council a new association that’s formed in lieu of their previous involvement in the Working Families Party.
Five unions that comprise more than 360,000 employees are announcing a partnership called #LaborStrong2021 on Tuesday. In the coming weeks, they will roll out 26 Council endorsements enough to influence the speaker’s race if they’re successful at the polls.
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The ascendant Democratic Socialists of America is looking to make inroads in the City Council as two-thirds of the chamber s members exit next year. | Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Democratic Socialists to begin stumping for City Council candidates
The five-member DSA slate
recently elected to the state Legislature is joining forces to begin stumping for six Council candidates on Monday, following the organization’s
The state lawmakers state Sen. Julia Salazar of Brooklyn and four newcomers will lend the organization’s muscular canvassing operation to their prospective city counterparts as they vie for open seats in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx.