UAW Endorses Labor Champions for New York City Council
This week, UAW Region 9A’s New York City Area CAP Council endorsed candidates for City Council in advance of the Democratic primary elections coming up on June 24.
Find Your Polling Place“Our UAW endorsed candidates are labor champions and fighters for the working class,” said Jane Fox, UAW Local 2325 member and chair of the NYC Area CAP Council. “They walk our picket lines, stand up for free speech, fight back against corporate greed, and make sure New York families can not only survive in this city, but thrive.”
In addition to UAW’s earlier endorsement of three candidates for mayor—Jessica Ramos, Zohran Mamdani, and Brad Lander—the members of our CAP Council representing all UAW local unions across the New York City area voted to endorse the following candidates, who include three former UAW members:
City Council District 1
1. Harvey Epstein*
2. Andrea Gordillo*
City Council District 2
City Council District 7
City Council District 17
City Council District 35
City Council District 38
City Council District 39
City Council District 40
City Council District 41
City Council District 47
* Former UAW member