{"id":183856,"date":"2021-02-20T05:14:07","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T02:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/major-health-care-workers-union-backs-maya-wiley-for-nyc-mayor\/"},"modified":"2021-02-20T05:14:07","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T02:14:07","slug":"major-health-care-workers-union-backs-maya-wiley-for-nyc-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/major-health-care-workers-union-backs-maya-wiley-for-nyc-mayor\/","title":{"rendered":"#Major health care workers union backs Maya Wiley for NYC mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Major health care workers union backs Maya Wiley for NYC mayor<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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New York\u2019s largest union representing health care workers endorsed Maya Wiley for mayor.<\/p>\n

The announcement of support Friday from 1199 of the Service Employees International Union provides a boost to Wiley\u2019s campaign, which earlier this week suffered a setback when she failed to qualify for public matching funds.<\/p>\n

The union represents staffers in hospitals and nursing homes throughout the city.<\/p>\n

The SEIU 1199 was one of the unions that backed Bill de Blasio\u2019s victorious first bid for mayor before the 2013 Democratic primary.<\/p>\n

Wiley previously served as de Blasio\u2019s top legal counsel.<\/p>\n

Patrick Gaspard, a former political director of SEIU 1199 and a pal of de Blasio, is an unpaid adviser to Wiley\u2019s campaign and maintains deep ties to the union.<\/p>\n

Wiley crafted the infamous \u201cagents of the city\u201d memo that declared correspondence from five of de Blasio\u2019s closest outside confidantes \u2014 including Gaspard \u2014 exempt from public disclosure laws because they advised him on running the city. <\/p>\n

The courts ruled the correspondence was not privileged information and ordered the mayor\u2019s office to release it to The Post and other media<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Members of the 1199 SEIU union hold a silent vigil outside the Parker Jewish Institute at New Hyde Park, NY on May 28, 2020.<\/figcaption>
Dennis A. Clark<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The web of ties notwithstanding, the endorsement is a coup for Wiley. SEIU 1199 is one of the best-organized unions and is known for mobilizing volunteers and turning out votes for its preferred candidates. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s time to elect a woman to run City Hall, 1199 president George Gresham said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaya Wiley has the experience and vision needed to move us forward, and to reimagine what our city can be when working people have access to the tools and support needed to live with dignity,\u201d Gresham said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaya\u2019s priorities are our priorities \u2013 from investing in and fairly compensating our caregivers to rebuilding our economy through job creation and training,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe that Maya is uniquely positioned to join the ranks of Shirley Chisholm, Stacey Abrams, and so many other women who have continued to serve as the backbone of our communities, and of political fights nationwide. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud to support Maya and we look forward to doing all we can to make our collective vision for NYC a reality.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wiley was thrilled to get the coveted backing of the union, whose thousands of members staff the medical wards during the pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know who cared for us during our darkest days; the same people who kept us safe, fed, clean and cared for even during our bright ones. Now, it\u2019s our turn to care for the caregivers,\u201d Wiley said.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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