NEW YORK, NY – Today, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) endorsed Senator Kirsten Gillibrand for reelection in 2024. RWDSU represents 100,000 members throughout the United States, including 45,000 in New York State in a wide range of industries including retail, grocery, pharmacy, food service, food processing, cannabis, warehousing, nursing homes, nonprofits and agriculture.
“RWDSU is proud to endorse Senator Gillibrand, who has been a tireless fighter for working families throughout her entire career,” RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum said. “From working to create America’s first National Paid Family and Medical Leave Program, to passing historic workplace reforms to her relentless advocacy for expanding labor protections and strengthening the right to organize, Senator Gillibrand demonstrates what it means to be a champion for working people. We are excited to support her campaign and to work together for years to come.”
“I am honored to have the endorsement of RWDSU, a strong and unrelenting voice for working people,” Senator Gillibrand said. “RWDSU has always been at the forefront of the fight for better wages, safer working conditions, and workers’ rights., and has used their strength and unity to make progressive change. I’m excited to work together to deliver victories for Democrats up and down the ballot in 2024 and beyond.”
