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This is a very special endorsement — My father was a CWA member! This union helped an immigrant family become middle class Americans. That’s why I’ll always fight for workers and unions.

I grew up in a union household and know first hand how important strong unions are. When we fight together, we win together. I’ll never stop fighting to make sure 32BJ’s members and all workers in New York always have a real chance to win.

This city’s hotel workers are what make NYC the tourism capital of the world. They deserve respect and a fair contract.

For 100+ years, @DC9_IUPAT has provided high quality work for building + construction projects in the NYC area & Puerto Rico.   I am honored to have their endorsement as we are both dedicated to securing and improving wages, benefits, and overall working conditions for all.

When we need them, nurses are always there for us. The skill and compassion they bring to the bedside get us through good days and bad. That’s why I proudly stand with @nynurses to demand better staffing levels, increased safety, and benefits that respect the care they provide.

Invest in New York by strengthening pension performance, cutting excessive Wall Street fees, and pursuing disciplined, market-driven investments that can create jobs and economic growth across the state.

Micron’s historic $100 billion investment in Central New York is an opportunity to build an entire ecosystem of New York businesses around it. Through my Empire Opportunity Fund, we can invest in local suppliers and growing companies, create thousands of jobs, and deliver strong returns for our pensioners. Let’s invest in New York and make sure the next generation can build their future right here at home.

When strong opportunities exist in New York, New York capital should have the opportunity to invest in them—from advanced manufacturing and technology to energy, life sciences, logistics, and other industries capable of creating jobs and long-term economic growth.

Over the last 12 months, venture capital invested nearly $800 billion worldwide, supporting an estimated 3 to 4.5 million jobs. That money is building the future in three sectors: - Artificial intelligence: ~$490B this year, 64–80% of every venture dollar - Advanced hardware & robotics: $47.4B in the first half, nearly 4x the prior six months - Healthcare & biotech: $21.3B in the first half, with biotech IPOs already beating every full year since 2021 New York needs to be in this game, for three reasons: 1. Our pensioners deserve the best returns. U.S. venture capital posted a 17.1% one-year return, the highest of any private capital strategy. Our pension fund should be capturing that growth, with a focus on real cash returns for retirees. 2. These are the jobs of the future. With private partners matching our investment, the $10 billion Empire Opportunity Fund can create tens of thousands of high-tech jobs and more than 100,000 New York jobs in total. 3. Our kids shouldn't have to leave to build a career. Every company that grows here instead of somewhere else adds to the tax base that pays for our schools, roads and services. The question isn't whether this money gets invested. It's whether it gets invested in New York. Let's invest in New York's future and make sure it pays.

Hernandez will pursue the creation of a $10 billion Empire Opportunity Fund to identify competitive investment opportunities connected to New York businesses, industries, infrastructure, and economic growth, while maintaining the Comptroller’s fiduciary responsibility to retirees.

What is the life of the person who saves yours worth? One day it could be your child who stops breathing, your spouse having a heart attack, your parent suffering a stroke, or you trapped in a horrific crash. When that moment comes, an EMS professional’s skill, judgment, and courage may determine whether you live or die. Yet a new EMS professional in New York City starts at roughly $44,000–$50,000 a year, about $21–24 an hour. That’s in the same general range an experienced bicycle delivery worker can earn during active delivery hours. This isn’t a criticism of delivery workers. Every honest job deserves respect. It’s a question of whether we’re properly valuing the people who save our lives. Bringing EMS pay into closer parity with firefighters has been estimated to cost about $166 million annually. We can find that by cutting a fraction of the fraud, waste, and abuse that already drains the budget. As comptroller, I will do exactly that. Our EMS professionals don’t need another “Thank you for your service.” They deserve a paycheck that says it.

Two Denny’s franchise owners ignored New York wage laws and failed to pay over 1,900 workers who kept these restaurants running through long days and late nights in Western New York.   Today in Buffalo, we announced that my office secured $440,000 for these hardworking employees.

Hardworking members of our labor unions have every right to stand up and speak out in New York and every corner of our nation. https://nypost.com/2025/10/29/business/scabby-the-rat-mascot-slashed-outside-reopening-of-iconic-nyc-eatery-babbo-sparking-cops-raid/

Right as New York City is requiring @Instacart and other delivery companies to pay its drivers fair wages, the company is hitting New Yorkers with a fee they don’t even see until checkout. My office is looking into this. https://gothamist.com/news/instacart-hits-new-yorkers-with-regulatory-fee-because-of-minimum-wage-for-workers

If you worked for DoorDash in New York between May 2017 and September 2019, you may be eligible to receive money from the $16.75 million we secured earlier this year. File a claim now to get money back before the deadline on December 31, 2025.  http://nydoordashsettlement.com