Mamdani turns on New York City teachers union with lawsuit blocking pay raises for educators

The United Federation of Teachers (UFT), New York City's largest teachers union, is fighting back against Mayor Zohran Mamdani's efforts to block a city-backed pay raise for education paraprofessionals, after the group previously endorsed him last year. Last month, the New York City Council unanimously passed the "RESPECT Check Act," which would offer up to a $10,000-bonus for education paraprofessionals. Though Mamdani supported a version of the bill in the past, he has since spoken out against