NYC Mayor's Race: Mamdani nabs support from nearly all major Big Apple unions with latest nod from UFT
Nearly all of the city’s most powerful unions have now consolidated behind Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani as he vies to topple Mayor Eric Adams in the November general election, with the latest nod of support coming from the United Federation of Teachers on Tuesday night.
Mamdani celebrated the UFT’s endorsement, following a Tuesday night vote in his favor, by the union’s governing body, alongside its president — Michael Mulgrew — and rank-and-file members at its Manhattan headquarters on July 9. The powerful union, which represents 200,000 members including public school teachers and other education professionals, backed Mamdani after declining to endorse a candidate in the crowded Democratic primary that also included former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Mulgrew praised Mamdani as “someone who has spoken and has clearly broken through to the people of this city” — referring to the democratic socialist Assembly member’s resounding primary win on an affordability message.
“The politics of old are no longer working,” Mulgrew said. “Just giving a little bit so people can continue just to get by does not work. It is time for the city to say to everyone across this country, that is the workers, it’s the poor, it’s the middle class, who have been getting the shaft throughout, and we’re going to lead the way in this city, because that’s what New York City has always done.”
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