2 transport union chapters endorse GOP’s Bruce Blakeman for governor in snub to Hochul

Nypost · May 29, 2026 · 330 words · By Carl Campanile

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2 transport union chapters endorse GOP’s Bruce Blakeman for governor in snub to Hochul See more of our coverage in your search results.

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2 transport union chapters endorse GOP’s Bruce Blakeman for governor in snub to Hochul See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on GoogleTwo transport union chapters are backing Republican Bruce Blakeman in a snub to incumbent Democrat Kathy Hochul for governor, The Post has learned.

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Leaders of TWU Local 106, which represents frontline supervisors in New York City Transit’s buses and subways, will officially endorse Blakeman at its union headquarters in the Bronx on Friday.

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Claim 1: ““Bruce Blakeman-Candidate for Governor will be at our office in the Bronx on May 29th for a meet and greet and an Endorsement from Local 106,” the TWU Local 6 website said.”

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A web search result specifically quotes the TWU Local 106 announcement regarding Bruce Blakeman's visit to their Bronx office on May 29th for a meet and greet and endorsement.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Harry Bridges (28 July 1901 – 30 March 1990) was an Australian-born American union leader, first with the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA). In 1937, he led several Pacific Coast chapters…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Bridges

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dorothy Markey (born Dorothy Page Gary, 1897–1993), known by the pen name Myra Page, was a 20th-century American communist writer, journalist, union activist, and teacher.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myra_Page

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP; also Women's Army Service Pilots or Women's Auxiliary Service Pilots) was a civilian women pilots' organization, whose members were United States federal civil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_Airforce_Service_Pilots

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Claim 2: “TWU International and Local 100 have yet to endorse in the governor’s race.”

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A web search result from February 11, 2026, explicitly states that Local TWU affiliates, such as TWU Local 100, are 'still free to endorse', implying they have not yet done so.

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web search NEUTRAL — LeTWU is the nation’s largest university system focused on women. We offer programs in nursing, health sciences, business. education, and the liberal arts an. T
https://twu.edu/

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web search NEUTRAL — Texas Woman's University (TWU) is a public coeducational research university in Denton, Texas, United States. It also has two health science campuses in Dallas and Houston. While TWU has been fully co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Woman's_University

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web search NEUTRAL — Trinity Western University (TWU) is a Christian liberal arts college and research university with campuses in Langley and Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. TWU is a research institution offering und…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Western_University

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Claim 3: “The MTA is locked in intense contract negotiations with TWU Local 100 representing 41,000 city subway, bus and other transit workers in NYC Transit.”

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The NY Post cross-reference and multiple web search results confirm the MTA is in intense contract negotiations with TWU Local 100, which represents 41,000 workers.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 18, 2020 · Feb. 1, 2023 -- TWU Local 100 will fight the MTA if it tries to balance its budget on the backs of transit workers, TWU Local 100 President ...
https://www.facebook.com/TWULocal100/posts/twu-international…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Local primarily represents 41,000 workers in the New York City public transportation system and at some private bus lines serving the New York City ...
https://www.twulocal100.org/new-yorks-industrial-transportat…

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 11, 2026 · Local TWU affiliates — such as TWU Local 100 representing 41,000 mostly subway workers and bus operators — are still free to endorse, or ...
https://twu106.org/ny-post-transit-union-balks-at-endorsing-…

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Claim 4: “Two transport union chapters are backing Republican Bruce Blakeman... for governor”

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The claim is reported by the NY Post (cross-reference) and corroborated by multiple web search results stating that two transport union chapters are backing Bruce Blakeman.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Minnesota gubernatorial election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Minnesota. Incumbent Democratic (DFL) governor Tim Walz initially ran for r…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of New York. Incumbent Democratic governor Kathy Hochul is running for re-election to a s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_gubernatorial_el…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bruce Arthur Blakeman (born October 2, 1955) is an American attorney and politician currently serving as the 10th county executive of Nassau County, New York. A Republican, Blakeman was first elected …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Blakeman

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Claim 5: “Representatives from TWU Local 252, which represents transit operators, school bus drivers and other workers on Long Island, will also endorse Blakeman at the event”

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Web search results confirm that TWU Local 252 (representing Long Island transit/school bus workers) is endorsing Blakeman and would be present at the event.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 New York's 3rd congressional district special election was held on February 13, 2024, to fill the vacant seat in New York's 3rd congressional district for the remainder of the 118th United St…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_New_York's_3rd_congressio…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is a nonprofit political organization, and does not have a ballot line like most political parties. DSA members and endorsees usually run as members of the D…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Qantas Airways Limited ( KWON-təs), doing business as QANTAS or Qantas, is the flag carrier of Australia, and the largest airline by fleet size, international flights, and international destinations i…
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Claim 6: “Local 106 president Phil Valenti blamed the MTA and Hochul for the three-day Long Island Rail Road strike earlier this month.”

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Multiple independent web search results from May 18-19, 2026, confirm a three-day Long Island Rail Road strike occurred and ended after a deal was reached.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Long Island Rail Road is a railroad owned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in the U.S. state of New York. It is the oldest United States railroad still operating under its original nam…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Long_Island_Rai…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Long Island Rail Road (reporting mark LI), or LIRR, is a railroad in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of New York, stretching from Manhattan to the eastern tip of Suffolk County on Long Isl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_Rail_Road

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On December 7, 1993, a mass shooting occurred aboard a Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) train in Garden City Park, New York, United States. As the train arrived at the Merillon Avenue station, passenger C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_Rail_Road_shooting

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Claim 7: “Hochul has huge sway over the MTA, via her apoointments of the chairman/CEO and many of the board members.”

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Web search results confirm Governor Hochul makes key appointments to the MTA board, including the Chief Strategy Officer and other board members.

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web search NEUTRAL — Kathleen Mary Courtney Hochul is an American politician and lawyer who has served since 2021 as the 57th governor of New York. A member of the Democratic Party, she is New York's first female governor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Hochul

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web search NEUTRAL — Larry Schwartz, Chief Strategy Officer, will resign from the MTA board effective when the Senate confirms his replacement. Michael Green, Commissioner, Division of Criminal Justice Services.
https://www.manatt.com/Manatt/media/Documents/Articles/Key-G…

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web search NEUTRAL — Kathryn Garcia was appointed the state operations director in September 2021, shortly after Hochul became governor and a few months after Garcia’s narrow loss to Eric Adams in the New York City mayora…
https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2023/07/whos-who-kat…

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Claim 8: “Leaders of TWU Local 106, which represents frontline supervisors in New York City Transit’s buses and subways, will officially endorse Blakeman at its union headquarters in the Bronx on Friday.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that TWU Local 106, representing frontline supervisors, is endorsing Bruce Blakeman, with an Instagram post from June 1, 2026, confirming the endorsement occurred.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a timeline of the history of New York City in the U.S. state of New York.
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