While the Dianne Morales campaign for mayor faces allegations of union-busting and other labor issues, at least one queer political club is going in a new direction.
The Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club has ditched Morales in favor of Maya Wiley, who previously served as counsel to Mayor Bill de Blasio and was chair of the Civilian Complaint Review Board. The club settled on the Wiley endorsement during an emergency meeting, according to a June 1 announcement.
“Workers’ rights are an essential tenet of our progressive club and our champions must not only profess our values, but live them in their own public and private lives,” club president Allen Roskoff said. “And so with a heavy heart, we rescind our endorsement of Dianne Morales.”
