WASHINGTON — A top Republican senator accused New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Empire State Democrats Wednesday of trying to “undermine workers’ rights” by claiming the state can intervene in labor disputes in the absence of federal mediation.

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) , who chairs the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), fired off a letter to Hochul protesting a law she signed earlier this month permitting Albany to stick its nose in private sector labor matters — including union elections and collective bargaining battles.

“President Trump and [Labor] Secretary [Lori] Chavez-DeRemer are committed to delivering the most pro-worker administration in history,” Cassidy said in a statement obtained by The Post.

“It’s unacceptable that Kathy Hochul and liberal New Yo

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