“Mayor de Blasio is clearly committed to following through on his campaign promise to make this city livable for all New Yorkers,” said Héctor Figueroa, president of 32BJ. “Fighting for local control for minimum wage rates, requiring prevailing wage for all major economic developments, halting the challenge to living wage legislation, providing municipal IDs for all city residents, increasing education opportunities and affordable housing will go a long way towards profoundly changing New York’s tale of two cities.”

On ensuring a living wage for more New Yorkers:

“Mayor de Blasio has taken a decisive step towards ending New York’s tale of two cities by halting the challenge to living wage legislation and mandating prevailing wage rates at major economic development projects,” said Héctor Figueroa, president of 32BJ. “This decision will have a major impact on the lives of hard working New Yorkers who are fighting to keep themselves and their families out of poverty.”

On Municipal IDs:

“Mayor de Blasio deserves kudos for keeping his campaign promise to provide municipal IDs to all New York City residents,” said Héctor Figueroa, president of 32BJ. “In a city as a diverse as ours, it’s important that those that come to here to work for the American dream don’t have further obstacles put in their path.”