{"id":195002,"date":"2026-04-13T05:03:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T05:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/195002\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T05:03:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T05:03:15","slug":"sanders-mamdani-rally-for-workers-rights-in-new-york-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/195002\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanders, Mamdani rally for workers\u2019 rights in New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) \u2014 Sen. Bernie Sanders visited New York City Sunday to launch \u201cUnion Now,\u201d a new non-profit organization designed to boost worker power across the nation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mayor Zohran Mamdani and President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO, Sara Nelson joined him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/local-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:More Local News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;More Local News&quot;}\"> More Local News <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIf the middle class of this country is going to survive, we must understand that status quo politics and status quo economics is no longer good enough,\u201d said Sen. Sanders at a rally at Terminal 5 attended by hundreds of union workers across different sectors and industries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAI and robots are coming for human jobs. Worker protections are being eroded,\u201d said Mayor Mamdani.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the organizers, Union Now will achieve that goal by offering resources and coordination nationwide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Missions include raising money to directly support workers who are organizing and striking, as well as building a network of unions to support one another\u2019s campaigns, financially or strategically.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Discover more local reporting on our homepage;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Discover more local reporting on our homepage&quot;}\"> Discover more local reporting on our homepage <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cToo often, the boss has all the power to starve workers during a fight. Union Now will work with unions directly to ensure workers have the means to win,\u201d said Nelson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWhen it comes to striking, when it comes to public actions, a lot of those things cost money and it\u2019s a lot of time, dedication and efforts coming from the workers,\u201d said Brittany Norris, Delta AFA Organizing Committee member and flight attendant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Union leaders and workers also spoke at Sunday\u2019s rally to share stories of struggle and argue why Union Now is needed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe continuously hear about the profits, and the profits, and the profits that our industry is making, but then we\u2019re begging for a raise that comes up close to what the cost of living increase is every year,\u201d said Norris.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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