“Overseeing racial discrimination at NYPA must be the end for Justin Driscoll’s mistaken nomination”
This morning, the Buffalo News broke the shocking news that Justin Driscoll, Governor Hochul’s nominee to lead the New York Power Authority (NYPA), failed to take action against systematic racial discrimination against Black employees at NYPA while he served as Executive Vice President, and actively fought to dismiss claims as General Counsel.
Members of the Public Power NY Coalition had been in touch with Shirley Hamilton, a 43-year employee of NYPA and President of the Niagara NAACP, about the discrimination she experienced and her steadfast belief that Driscoll could not lead a just NYPA. Mrs. Hamilton tragically passed away in March 2023.