The United Federation of Teachers has endorsed Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayor’s race.
Of the union’s more than 200,000 members, 63% supported a resolution to back the Queens assemblyman, CBS News New York’s Lisa Rozner reported Wednesday.
“As a union, we have to protect public education, public employees, and public service from attacks from Washington, D.C. We have to make New York City safer and more affordable for working- and middle-class families. We 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. The UFT Delegate Assembly has determined that Zohran Mamdani can be that partner as the next mayor of New York City,” UFT president Michael Mulgrew said in a statement.
Mamdani celebrated the endorsement Wednesday morning at a news conference with Mulgrew.
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