{"id":49928,"date":"2025-07-08T23:26:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T23:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/49928\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T23:26:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T23:26:08","slug":"teachers-union-endorses-zohran-mamdani-for-nyc-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/49928\/","title":{"rendered":"Teachers union endorses Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sign up for Chalkbeat New York\u2019s free daily newsletter<\/a> to get essential news about NYC\u2019s public schools delivered to your inbox.<\/p>\n

The United Federation of Teachers is now throwing its support behind Zohran Mamdani for the general election, after the union declined to endorse a candidate during the Democratic primary. <\/p>\n

The UFT\u2019s delegate assembly voted Tuesday to endorse the 33-year-old Queens state assemblyman, less than a month after it refused to endorse the Democratic socialist in the primary. <\/p>\n

At that time, union President Michael Mulgrew said there were unbreachable rifts <\/a>among the rank-and-file over the candidates\u2019 level of experience to manage the city and their positions on non-education issues, including Israel and the crisis in the Gaza Strip. <\/p>\n

Members who cared most about affordability, he said, favored Mamdani. Other members supported former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and former Comptroller Scott Stringer.<\/p>\n

But now that the primary is over, it is unsurprising that the union would throw its weight behind the Democratic candidate. <\/p>\n

Other major unions have made similar moves,<\/a> including the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council; Local 32BJ SEIU, representing building workers, including doormen; and the New York State Nurses Association, all of whom supported former Gov. Andrew Cuomo during the primary. <\/p>\n

The teachers union is the city\u2019s second largest with nearly 200,000 members, including about 60,000 retirees. District Council 37, the largest municipal union, endorsed City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams<\/a>, with Mamdani as its No. 2 choice. <\/p>\n

\u201cAs a union, we have to protect public education, public employees, and public service from attacks from Washington, DC. We have to make New York City safer and more affordable for working- and middle-class families,\u201d Mulgrew wrote in a statement. \u201cWe have to make the jobs of educators and nurses more attractive with better pay and benefits, and retain those already doing the work. We need a mayor who understands the task before us and who will help us get it done.\u201d<\/p>\n

The general election will be held Nov. 4. Mayor Eric Adams is planning to run as an independent, along with lawyer Jim Walden. Cuomo has not yet decided whether he\u2019ll run. Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa is on the Republican ballot. <\/p>\n

Amy Zimmer is the bureau chief for Chalkbeat New York. Contact Amy atazimmer@chalkbeat.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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