Press Conference: UAW Leaders Join NYC Mayoral Candidates United Against Cuomo’s Failed Promises to Labor

On Wednesday, May 21, at 10:30 AM in City Hall Park, UAW Region 9A Director Brandon Mancilla, along with leaders from UAW Local 1097 (Rochester) and UAW Local 774 (Tonawanda) will be joined by the UAW-endorsed slate for New York City Mayor of Jessica Ramos, Zohran Mamdani, and Brad Lander to set the record straight on Andrew Cuomo’s record on fighting for the working class.

In 2019, UAW was the driving force behind the passage of a bill providing unemployment benefits for striking workers in the New York State legislature. Later that year, while waiting for then-Governor Andrew Cuomo to sign the bill into law, UAW members at General Motors went on a six-week strike. Instead of being able to access the benefits the legislature granted, UAW members were left in the lurch by Andrew Cuomo, who not only refused to sign the bill during the strike to provide immediate relief for the members, but also refused to visit the picket line in solidarity.

In 2023, when UAW members engaged in the historic Stand Up Strike, with the support of nearly every politician and 80% of Americans, Andrew Cuomo again was nowhere to be seen. Unlike our endorsed slate of candidates for New York City Mayor, who have all shown up to countless picket lines in support of workers over the last decade, Andrew Cuomo has shown up to fewer picket lines than even JD Vance.

WHO: 

• Brandon Mancilla, UAW Region 9A Director
• Brad Lander, Democratic candidate for mayor
• Zohran Mamdani, Democratic candidate for mayor 
• Jessica Ramos, Democratic candidate for mayor
• Dan Maloney, UAW Local 1097 President
• Wence Valentin III, UAW Region 9 Political Director, former UAW Local 774 President

WHEN: Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM

WHERE: City Hall Park, NEW YORK, NY

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