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Official X account of the United Federation of Teachers. We proudly represent NYC public school educators, nurses, child care providers and other professionals.
- UFT delegates voted to endorse Mamdani because they believe he is the best candidate in the race to advance our union’s agenda: to protect our premium-free health care, fix Tier 6, pass the “RESPECT check” bill, implement the class size law, revamp mayoral control and more.
- “Why can't we attract and retain teachers the way we used to? We know the answer: We’re forcing them to earn less & work longer. We’re telling them the bargain they made to work in public service & have the benefit of a public pension is being taken away.” - @ZohranKMamdani
- DeVos accused of illegally delaying Obama regulations that had been set to begin July 1.
- .@UFT president Michael Mulgrew calls on parents to join teachers to demand @NYCMayor close schools now. If not, @UFT plans to go to Supreme Court tomorrow to force @NYCSchools to comply with state health mandate to close schools when there is a positive case
- Mulgrew: We will ask the Supreme Court tomorrow to order NYC to start complying with the state-mandated process for closing schools. And we will file a complaint with the Department of Labor for unsafe working conditions. #CLOSENYCPUBLICSCHOOLS
00:00 - Our city, state and nation needs the financial support in the latest Covid stimulus package. This is what government is supposed to do - work on behalf of ordinary families to help us get through dark times. Thank you, @SenSchumer and all who got this vital relief through.
- Mulgrew: We must put the health and safety of our school community above everything else #CLOSENYCPUBLICSCHOOLS
00:00 - Following the UFT Delegate Assembly's vote to endorse him in November's general election, NYC Democratic mayoral nominee @ZohranKMamdani described his campaign as a movement rooted in organized labor.
00:00 - UFT President Michael Mulgrew announces that no NYC school should open unless it meets all of the criteria of the school safety report being released today.
- Mulgrew: Parents should call 311 and demand the schools be closed now. #CLOSENYCPUBLICSCHOOLS #coronavirusnyc
