The Rally for New York
Mar 5, 2009 6:10 PM
New Yorkers from neighborhoods across the city rallied at City Hall on March 5 to push for fair fiscal alternatives to the devastating budget cuts being considered in Albany and New York City. The unprecedented turnout – estimated at 70,000-75,000 – gave notice that the city’s unions and community groups will fight proposed budget cuts to public services, education, health care and other programs. The UFT played a pivotal role in the broad coalition that came together to make sure that this economic crisis is not solved on the backs of our children and our most vulnerable citizens. “Today was really the just the beginning of the work of getting the State Legislature to pass a fair budget,” Randi Weingarten said in an e-mail to members after the rally. “We need to follow up today’s rally immediately with personal outreach to each and every legislator.”
Read UFT President Randi Weingarten’s post-rally e-mail to members
Watch a video of UFT President Randi Weingarten addressing the crowd
Watch a video of Bronx UFT members getting the word out
See the rally ad that ran in the New York Times, the Daily News, amNewYork, El Diario, and the Amsterdam News
