A few days after June 24, two major unions-representing hotel workers (HTC) and building staffers (32BJ SEIU)-shifted their endorsements from Cuomo to Mamdani. Both active and retired members of these large unions helped Zohran gain over a half-million more votes than he received in round one of the June primary. Like 32BJ and HTC, county Democratic leaders Keith Wright and Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn quickly shifted their support from Cuomo to Mamdani after he became the nominee.
Public education is under attack from Trump's authoritarianism on the outside and an affordability crisis from the inside. The need for a true fighter for New York City teachers and students has never been higher.