Cuomo’s defeat shows that once-powerful NYC unions are now ineffective ‘paper tigers’
In the recent Democratic race for mayor, the most significant loss seems to have been for New York’s already weakened labor movement rather than for Andrew Cuomo. Even seasoned political strategists have been somewhat taken aback, recognizing Cuomo’s once-powerful labor support as more of a “paper tiger”—impressive on the surface but lacking real bite. “Clearly, […]