UFT President Michael Mulgrew (front, center) stands with (from left) paraprofessional representatives Lisa Boncardo and Yolanda Loder-Taitt, Chapter Leader Sarah Evens of PS 172 in Queens and Diane Yodice of the Queens UFT Health and Safety Department before the start of the Labor Day Parade on Sept. 9 in Manhattan.

Paraprofessionals were out in force at this year’s Labor Day Parade.

Bronx chapter leaders (from left) Danielle Minor of PS 175, Christine O'Callaghan of PS 106 and Tom Whitman of PS 76 remind Labor Day Parade watchers to vote against the state constitutional convention proposition on the Nov. 7 ballot.

Officers, staff and members line up behind the UFT banner.

The UFT parade float heads up Fifth Avenue.

UFT Family Child Care Providers Chapter Chair Tammie Miller (right) with (from left) Secretary Esmemary Akinsanmi, and borough chairs Claudette Bart and Melissa Reed.

UFT District 2 Representative Jessica Harvey (center) with (from left) PS 1 Chapter Leader Seung Lee, District 2 Pre-K Centers Co-chapter Leaders Rachel Goetz and Angie Lee and PS 6 Chapter Leader Gloria Winograd get ready for the parade.

Members of the UFT’s Asian American Heritage Committee march along Fifth Avenue.

Paraprofessional Yolanda Velez (left) and teacher Maria Caceres from PS 257 in Brooklyn march with the UFT.

UFT founder George Altomare and his dog, Jack, walk side by side.

UFT retirees send a strong message from atop the parade bus: Vote no on Nov. 7 on the state constitutional convention.

AFT President Randi Weingarten (second from left) poses with (from left) Paraprofessional Representative Yolanda Loder-Taitt of PS 19 in Manhattan, Chapter Leader Ellen Gentilviso of Manhattan’s PS 110, and Paraprofessional Representative Lisa Boncardo of PS 105 in the Bronx and Paraprofessionals Chapter Second Vice Chair Hector Ruiz.