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De Blasio gets 2020 presidential backing from local union

Posted June 05, 2019 7:00 am

The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (dih BLAH'-zee-oh) has picked up the first union endorsement of his longshot presidential bid.

The New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council announced Wednesday that it is endorsing de Blasio and will send members to campaign for him in early voting states including New Hampshire, Iowa and South Carolina.

De Blasio is among two dozen candidates seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. Since joining the race last month, he has struggled to emerge from the pack and may not qualify for the first Democratic debates .

But Hotel and Motel Trades Council President Peter Ward says de Blasio offers "much-needed hope to working families across the country."

The 40,000-member union local is an affiliate of the national hotel workers union UNITE HERE.

Democratic presidential candidate New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, right, and his wife Chirlane McCray speak with veterans and military families at Veterans Village II, Saturday, May 25, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) The Associated Press

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