The Workings of the New York State Legislature and Its Impact on the Legalization of Professional Mixed Martial Arts in New York — Part Two

(Editor’s note: What follows is Part Two of an article written by Laurie Anthony, Lenny Chiarello, Ben Cohon, Adam Masterson, and Shannon Vafiadou — all of whom were enrolled in in attorney Carla Varriale’s “The MMA Project” sports law class at Columbia University’s School of Continuing Education in New York City. Part Two examines the influence of unions in maintaining the ban on professional Mixed Martial Arts in New York.   Culinary Union No. 226   The Culinary Union rep