Correction: June 17, 2023 This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: Because of an editing error, an earlier version of the summary with this article misstated that President Biden’s stance on organized labor had been crucial to his 2024 victory. It was important for his 2020 victory. WASHINGTON The public image of President Biden’s “Union Joe” persona rests largely on his longtime affiliations with labor unions.
President Biden partly built his political identity around organized labor, which was crucial to his 2024 victory. But changes in union membership mean that he still has work to do.
The five-year contract includes annual raises for city’s firefighters, sanitation workers, corrections officers and NYPD sergeants, captains and lieutenants.