{"id":114996,"date":"2020-10-27T11:02:06","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T15:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=114996"},"modified":"2020-10-28T10:59:45","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T14:59:45","slug":"rodgers-surprises-solidifies-labor-union-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=114996","title":{"rendered":"Rodgers surprises, solidifies labor union support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Plumbers &amp; Steamfitters Local 81, Teamsters Local 317, IBEW Local 43, Laborer\u2019s Local 633 and Central-Northern New York Builders and Construction Trades Council have come together to endorse Sam Rodgers, candidate for New York\u2019s 53rd State Senate District.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCentral New York workers are not looking for a political party,\u201d said Central-Northern New York Builders and Construction Trades Council President Greg Lancette. \u201cWe are looking for a Senator to represent our interests. Sam Rodgers is the clear choice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe work our labor union members do is essential to the daily life of Central New Yorkers,\u201d Rodgers said. \u201cThey construct our buildings, maintain private and public infrastructure and transport goods across the region.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe feel that you will support and fight for the issues that will help not only the 1,500 union members that make up our local union, but all the working families in your area,\u201d said Alan Marzullo, business director for IBEW Local 43.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur membership appreciates those who serve our local community and are compassionate to the matters that affect their families and their livelihood,\u201d said Gabriel Rosetti, III, business manager for Laborer\u2019s Local 663.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSam Rodgers knows that our workers need to be supported,\u201d said Mark May of Teamsters Local 317. \u201cHe will fight for working New Yorkers first. We need his representation in Albany.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am committed defending Central New York interests and bringing back our local economy,\u201d Rodgers said. \u201cIt is time for change, and I am thankful for these labor unions\u2019 belief that I can bring the change we need.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plumbers &amp; Steamfitters Local 81, Teamsters Local 317, IBEW Local 43, Laborer\u2019s Local 633 and Central-Northern New York Builders and Construction Trades Council have come together to endorse Sam Rodgers, candidate for New York\u2019s 53rd State Senate District. \u201cCentral New York workers are not looking for a political party,\u201d said Central-Northern New York Builders and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":115003,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","category-top-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=114996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114996\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/115003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=114996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=114996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=114996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}