{"id":205546,"date":"2025-09-06T17:44:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T17:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/205546\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T17:44:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T17:44:23","slug":"andrew-cuomo-to-score-key-union-endorsement-in-nyc-mayoral-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/205546\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Cuomo to score key union endorsement in NYC mayoral race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo will score a key endorsement Saturday from Local 3 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, his first union backing for the general election in NYC\u2019s mayoral race.<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo was expected to announce the endorsement by the powerful 29,000-member union at the annual Labor Day Parade in Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p>The ex-governor had scored the union\u2019s endorsement in the Democratic primary, where Cuomo was upset by socialist Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37039433\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/former-governor-andrew-cuomo-speaks-106949988.jpg\" alt=\"Andrew Cuomo speaking at a press conference.\" class=\"wp-image-37039433\"  \/>Andrew Cuomo is going to be endorsed by the Local 3 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. LP Media<\/p>\n<p>The governor expects other unions of the fence in the general election \u201csoon to follow,\u201d\u00a0one Cuomo operative boasted to The Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile a lot of unions were quick to jump ship out of political weakness, there are a lot more who are absolutely not interested in getting in bed with a socialist,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIBEW Local 3 has always been more than just a union\u2014it has been a force for fairness, dignity, and opportunity for working families,\u201d said Cuomo in a statement provided to The Post. \u201cThis endorsement is deeply meaningful to me because we have walked this road together for decades. From building airports, bridges, and tunnels, to standing up for fair wages and safe working conditions, IBEW Local 3 has been at the heart of New York\u2019s progress.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cStrong trade unions are the path to the middle class and economic security for working men and women, and Andrew Cuomo has stood hand in hand with unions for decades,\u201d said IBEW Local 3 Business Manager Christopher Erikson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAndrew is the best candidate to ensure NYC\u2019s stability and to raise the standards for all working people,\u201d continued Erikson, adding that\u00a0 \u201cneither DSA nor socialism is the answer for NYC or America,\u201d a reference to frontrunner Mamdani.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Gov. 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