Two major New York City labor unions that previously supported former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in this year’s race for mayor have dropped him to endorse Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist who won the Democratic primary. The endorsements add another significant win for Mamdani: The hotel workers’ union represents 40,000 members in the city, while the building workers’ union represents an additional 85,000. “We appreciated and valued their support during the primary,” Rich Azzopardi, a campaign spokesman for Cuomo, told The Times when asked about the unions dropping Cuomo. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementMamdani, who has faced racist and Islamophobic attacks since his primary win, said he was “honored” to have the new support.

Source: Huffington Post June 28, 2025 19:18 UTC