1199SEIU endorsed Zohran Mamdani for Mayor of New York City. 1199SEIU’s Executive Council–the union’s highest decision-making body comprised of elected officers and rank-and-file members from every region of 1199SEIU, voted earlier today to support Mamdani who handily won the Democratic primary last month. Representing some 200,000 healthcare workers in New York City and over 450,000 members along the East Coast, 1199SEIU is the largest and fastest growing healthcare union in the county.

“Working people across New York City are uniting to defend our neighborhoods and our city from unprecedented attacks from extremist politicians and their billionaire donors who are taking away healthcare, ripping families apart and endangering our democracy. We are proud to endorse Zohran Mamdani who will fight side-by-side with us to ensure New Yorkers get the services they need, build affordable housing, and create safe communities. 1199SEIU’s 200,000 New York City members are frontline healthcare workers who save lives and care for the most vulnerable New Yorkers every day, but the city’s cost of living is wearing us down. We need a mayor like Zohran who has a plan to ensure frontline caregivers can continue working and living in our city,” said 1199SEIU President Yvonne Armstrong.
 
“1199SEIU and its members are the best of what our city has to offer—they take care of New Yorkers every day in hospitals, pharmacies, clinics, homecare settings, and elsewhere. They’re on the frontlines of promoting and protecting human dignity,” said Zohran Mamdani.  “This is a moment where we can transform the very essence of how we care for one another. I’m proud to earn 1199SEIU’s endorsement, and I look forward to their partnership as we fortify our city for working people and ensure our healthcare system honors both the caregivers who dedicate their lives to healing and the people who rely on their expertise.”