The Amalgamated Transportation Union (ATU) endorsed Governor Kathy Hochul at a rally in Queens on Thursday, March 3.
Today in Queens, NY, ATU Locals and our members from across New York joined with Int. Pres. John Costa to announce the ATU’s endorsement of NY Governor @KathyHochul. Gov. Hochul said she will fight for and defend the rights of transit workers, unions, and working families. pic.twitter.com/X3ki2Bc0wV
— ATU, Transit Union (@ATUComm) March 3, 2022
“I am honored to be endorsed by ATU and grateful for their support today and every day,” said Hochul, according to a press release. “Together, we will invest in public transportation and in the people that keep New York running — the hardworking members of organized labor. I thank all of our frontline transportation workers for the work they put in every single day to keep our State moving forward.”
ATU members from across the state attended Thursday’s rally in Jamaica, Queens to announce their support for Hochul’s campaign for governor.
New York’s gubernatorial election will take place on November 8, 2022.
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