Bill de Blasio’s mayoral bid just got a big jolt — an endorsement from Local 1199-SEIU, which represents 200,000 health-care workers.
The powerful union is the first to get behind the public advocate, whom many see as labor’s darling in the race.
The move, meanwhile, is a blow to two of his Democratic rivals: City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and former city Comptroller Bill Thompson.
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