“We created the first-in-the-nation Office of Worker Power to put the full weight of City Hall behind the people who keep New York running,” said [NYC Mayor] Mamdani. “The nurse working a double shift. The teacher working a second job. The warehouse workers organizing for a union. Every New Yorker working hard to build a life and support a family. On Labor Day, we honor the workers who came before us by fighting for the workers who come next.”

Julie Su, the former acting US Labor Secretary who now serves as New York City’s deputy mayor for economic justice, will oversee the new office, which will be led by longtime union organizer Tony Perlstein.

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    Holy shit! The socialists are doing something that’s almost socialism!

    Jokes aside, this seems legitimately really awesome, hopefully we can start seeing similar initiatives around the country. Local government needs to step in where our federal and state governments are failing(which seems to be just about everywhere these days)