Waiting for the meeting to start in the library are (from left) PS 64 paraprofessional Ron Marli and Earth School teachers Emmy Matias-Leonard and Gikeno Maina.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew leads members in a discussion of the UFT’s health care benefits and early school year takeaways, among other issues.

Attendees listen intently as Mulgrew answers a question about the UFT’s new paid parental leave benefit.

AFT President Randi Weingarten (right) gets together with UFT District 1 Representative Dennis Gault and PS 64 Chapter Leader Farrah Alexander before the meeting.

PS 64 teacher Maya Projansky asks a question about the specifics of funding for Title I schools.

AFT President Randi Weingarten discusses the need to fight hard for members’ rights on all levels, whether in advocating for more parking spaces on the local level or in working to secure paid family leave for union members nationwide.

Listening to concerns from PS 64 Chapter Leader Farrah Alexander (right) are (from left) AFT President Randi Weingarten, Mulgrew, UFT District 1 Representative Dennis Gault and Earth School Chapter Leader Jia Lee.

Posing for a post-meeting shot are (from left) UFT District 1 Representative Dennis Gault, PS 64 Chapter Leader Farrah Alexander, PS 64 Principal Marlon Hosang, AFT President Randi Weingarten and Mulgrew.