NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson gets 1199SEIU nod in comptroller run Michael Gartland
The city’s largest labor union is putting its political muscle behind Council Speaker Corey Johnson in his run for comptroller an endorsement that almost completely solidifies his support among the city’s most powerful unions.
The union, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, boasts about 200,000 members in the Big Apple, which represents a significant get-out-the-vote operation to help Johnson in his run. © Barry Williams New York City Council Speaker and Comptroller candidate Corey Johnson
New York City Council Speaker and Comptroller candidate Corey Johnson (Barry Williams/)
The union’s political director, Gabby Seay, praised Johnson as the progressive leader best suited to move the city forward and someone who’s “shown time and again that he’s on the side of working people and economic justice.”
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