Florence King and her son, Gary King, share a smile over the award she received to honor her 50 years in the UFT.

The audience is united in opposition to Ballot Proposal #1 and a state constitutional convention.

Sean Blanks leads the room in singing the national anthem.

Paraprofessional and Chapter Leader Paula Thomas of PS 4 in Queens takes the podium to accept her Sidney Harris Award.

Artie Pepper, the longtime executive director of the UFT Welfare Fund who had recently announced his retirement, receives the Charles Cogen Award — the day's highest honor.

These elementary school chapter leaders received Trachtenberg Awards for their work.

The UFT was proud to recognize the accomplishments of these middle school chapter leaders with Trachtenberg Awards.

The union honored these high school chapter leaders with Trachtenberg Awards for their achievements.

Mindy Rosier, a teacher at PS 811 in Manhattan, poses with her chapter leader, Allister Johnson, and the #PublicSchoolProud award she won for her activism on social media and at events.

UFT Brooklyn Borough Representative Elizabeth Perez received the Jules Kolodny Award for her outstanding leadership and commitment to the trade union movement.

Trisha Arnold (left), the chapter leader of PS 204 in Brooklyn and videographer extraordinaire, received a Backer-Scheintaub Award.

The crowd joins hands to sing the old union anthem, “Solidarity Forever.”