DC 37 Blocks Brad Lander's 2/3 AFL-CIO Endorsement Threshold
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Updated · POLITICO · Aug 27
DC 37 Blocks Brad Lander's 2/3 AFL-CIO Endorsement Threshold
2 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Aug 27
Summary
DC 37 helped deny Brad Lander a New York State AFL-CIO endorsement after he failed to secure the two-thirds union support required at this week's Albany meeting.
Henry Garrido said the public workers union was not solely responsible, arguing Lander still would have struggled across the federation of roughly 3,000 unions.
Lander's campaign countered with his labor record as city comptroller and said he won backing from unions that had supported Dan Goldman, whom he defeated in June.
Darializa Avila Chevalier also remains without an endorsement, unsettling labor leaders who wanted a united front before November in safely Democratic districts.
The setback lands as Lander and Avila Chevalier ride a left-wing surge that toppled establishment-backed Democrats in June and underscored Mayor Zohran Mamdani's influence.