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Lobby Day 2019

More than 1,000 UFT members and public school parents traveled to Albany on March 18 to ask their representatives in the state Legislature to fund public education and invest in vital UFT programs.
Members from District 5 in Manhattan, led by UFT District 15 Representative Zina Burton-Myrick (center), head to the Empire State Plaza Convention Center to start their busy day.
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Members from District 11 in the Bronx, like all the day’s advocates, arose at dawn to take buses to Albany.
A Brooklyn member talks about what schools need at the office of State Sen. Roxanne Persaud.
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Staten Island members chat with Assemblyman Michael Reilly (left) outside the Assembly chambers.
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UFT President Michael Mulgrew talks about the union's legislative priorities.
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UFT members listen intently to the day’s speakers.
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Members check in before heading for their appointments.
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Lobbyists arrive at Empire State Plaza Convention Center ready for the day.
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Mulgrew (bottom, left), Staten Island Borough Representative Analia Gerard (bottom, third from left), Treasurer Debra Penny (bottom, third from right) and District 31 Representative Sean Rotkowitz (behind Penny) pose with members from the borough.
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Members get their marching orders.
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UFT District 16 Representative Camille Eaddy makes a point during one of her visits.
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Assembly member Nily Rozic (front, third from left) joins Queens lobbyists, including UFT Queens High School District Representative James Vasquez (back row, second from left), for a group shot.
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Members from District 5 in Manhattan, led by UFT District 15 Representative Zina Burton-Myrick (center), head to the Empire State Plaza Convention Center to start their busy day.
El-Wise Noisette
Members from District 11 in the Bronx, like all the day’s advocates, arose at dawn to take buses to Albany.
A Brooklyn member talks about what schools need at the office of State Sen. Roxanne Persaud.
El-Wise Noisette
Staten Island members chat with Assemblyman Michael Reilly (left) outside the Assembly chambers.
El-Wise Noisette
UFT President Michael Mulgrew talks about the union's legislative priorities.
El-Wise Noisette
UFT members listen intently to the day’s speakers.
El-Wise Noisette
Members check in before heading for their appointments.
El-Wise Noisette
Lobbyists arrive at Empire State Plaza Convention Center ready for the day.
El-Wise Noisette
Mulgrew (bottom, left), Staten Island Borough Representative Analia Gerard (bottom, third from left), Treasurer Debra Penny (bottom, third from right) and District 31 Representative Sean Rotkowitz (behind Penny) pose with members from the borough.
El-Wise Noisette
Members get their marching orders.
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UFT District 16 Representative Camille Eaddy makes a point during one of her visits.
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Assembly member Nily Rozic (front, third from left) joins Queens lobbyists, including UFT Queens High School District Representative James Vasquez (back row, second from left), for a group shot.
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