Mamdani meets with union bigwig – as he searches for lefty 2028 candidates

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani is scheduled to meet with Shawn Fain, the head of the United Auto Workers union, at Gracie Mansion at 5 p.m. today. Fain leads a union with over 100,000 members involved in various industries. The meeting is part of Mamdani's ongoing discussions with labor leaders about potential left-leaning candidates for the 2028 presidential race. While Mamdani is considering different candidates, he has expressed doubt about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's intentions to run.

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As of November 11, 2026, Mayor Zohran Mamdani met with Shawn Fain, the head of the United Auto Workers union, at Gracie Mansion. This meeting was part of Mamdani's ongoing efforts to discuss potential left-wing candidates for the 2028 presidential election. The UAW represents over 100,000 workers across various industries, including higher education and aerospace. Mamdani has been holding similar meetings with labor leaders while Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez considers her presidential ambitions. According to sources who spoke with Mamdani, he wants the progressive community to act quickly and strategically if a moderate candidate gains traction. Mamdani's team has also launched a "Ready for AOC" political action committee to encourage Ocasio-Cortez to run for president.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani is meeting with the head honcho of the powerful United Auto Workers union later today as part of his latest sit-down meetings with labor leaders over fielding a lefty 2028 presidential candidate.

2026-11-11 · assertive framing · Mamdani meets with union bigwig – as he searches for lefty 2028 candidates

Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday she’s still game for the Democrats to carve up the Empire State’s congressional maps — a move that would give them the inside track in elections.

2026-11-10 · assertive framing · Hochul still game for NY Dems’ redistricting scheme after blue wave wins

City officials have launched “a full review’’ into how an unhinged ex-cop charged with fatally stabbing a jogger had been working in a local public school — after being deemed too mentally unfit for the Marines and NYPD, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Monday.

2026-11-09 · assertive framing · Mamdani vows ‘full review’ into how accused jogger-killer deemed too unstable for Marines, NYPD landed job at NYC public school

That’s just over 3,000 people shy of the record turnout in last year’s mayoral election and over 120,000 more votes than at the same point in 2022, the last time there was a gubernatorial election at the top of the ballot.

2026-10-28 · mixed framing · NYC early voting jumps 70% from last gubernatorial election

The Transport Workers Union of America, whose local members include roughly 40,000 city subway and bus workers toiling under an MTA contract that lapsed in May, began airing the scathing spots Friday, a day before early voting opened

2026-10-25 · assertive framing · Major transit union launches ad blitz ripping Hochul as so ‘toxic’ that Dem pols are running from her

“Given the long history of antisemitism and the persecution of Jewish people, the use of this symbol in a context that may associate it with sinister or threatening imagery is particularly disturbing.

2026-10-16 · mixed framing · NYC pols call on Amazon to pull ‘demeaning’ Halloween witch animatronic with Star of David spell book

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is threatening to sue Columbia University to open their campus gates — which have been locked for three years since the anti-Israel campus protests of 2023.

2026-10-02 · assertive framing · Mamdani threatens Columbia University with lawsuit if it won’t open gates to public

Mayor Zohran Mamdani will be sitting in the guest seat for Monday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” as the West Coast-produced show heads to the Big Apple for a week-long stretch.

2026-09-28 · assertive framing · Mamdani set to join ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ for NYC-broadcast on Monday

Labor and construction industry groups lashed out at Democratic Rep. Josh Riley and pushed back against his claims that two bills he pitched would bring down energy costs.

2026-09-24 · assertive framing · Unions trash Dem Rep. Josh Riley’s proposed legislation to lower utility bills

Now the nonprofit group “A Better Road Forward” is launching TV ads directed at voters and will hold informational meetings around the state, according to Politico.

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Mamdani → meet → candidate

Hizzoner’s 5 p.m. Gracie Mansion meeting with Shawn Fain, the head of the over 100,000-member-strong union repping workers in everything from higher education to aerospace, is just the mayor’s latest meeting with labor honchos while Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez mulls over whether she will run for the White House. asserted

she → reppe → House

Mamdani has held closed-door meetings in recent weeks discussing potential candidates while privately expressing doubt over whether socialist darling AOC will ultimately run for president in 2028. asserted

AOC → hold → 2028

Hizzoner “wants the progressive ecosystem to mobilize quickly, strategically and efficiently if a moderate candidate is clearly on the rise,” one source who spoke directly with Mamdani told Axios, which first reported the conversations. asserted

which → want → conversations

Lefty politicos, including many former staffers from Mamdani’s winning mayoral campaign, launched a “Ready for AOC” hybrid PAC aimed at getting the socialist darling to throw her hat in the ring, The Post previously reported. asserted

Post → include → ring

Fain made waves in left-wing circles after leading aggressive strikes against automakers in 2023 and has been floated as a potential presidential candidate. asserted

Fain → make → candidate

Fain told Detroit News last month he has “no plans” on running for the White House. asserted

he → tell → House

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