New York Governor Andrew Cuomo received a significant support for his re-election bid from the country’s largest healthcare union.
The 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East endorsed Gov. Cuomo at the Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. The healthcare union has more than 400,000 members across Florida, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Washington D.C.
In a statement, the healthcare union noted Gov. Cuomo’s leadership in protecting working class families.
George Gresham, the president of 1199SEIU, said, New Yorkers need elected leaders willing to fight to improve conditions for working families, and Governor Cuomo has done just that.
According to Gresham, the Trump administration declared war on worker protections. It is cutting healthcare coverage and attacking collective bargaining. Amid all of these attacks, the New York governor “has been a true advocate for healthcare workers.”
Gresham noted that Gov. Cuomo has been fighting with them to increase the minimum wage. He has been standing with them to secure higher wages for homecare workers and Paid Family Leave.
