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Borough Representative: srotkowitz [at] uft [dot] org (Sean Rotkowitz)

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1200 South Ave.
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Staten Island, NY 10314

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UFT borough offices are open 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, during the school year. 

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Labor Parade 2025

More than 1,000 UFT members turned out in a powerful display of union pride as they marched up Fifth Avenue on Sept. 6 for New York City’s annual Labor Parade. Members paraded in solidarity with thousands of other unionists across the city, on foot, by float or atop a double-decker bus.

UFT members pose for a photo while holding UFT banners during the 2025 Labor Parade.

Members joyfully head up Fifth Avenue during the Labor Parade.

Jonathan Fickies
Members march pass the reviewing stand on Fifth Avenue during the Labor Parade.

Members march pass the reviewing stand on Fifth Avenue during the Labor Parade.

Jonathan Fickies
The UFT banner is carried high as the union contingent advances along Fifth Avenue during the 2025 NYC Labor Parade

The UFT banner is carried high as the union contingent advances along Fifth Avenue.

Jonathan Fickies
Members take selfies with UFT-backed New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani as he stops by the UFT staging area near the start of the 2025 NYC Labor Parade

Members take selfies with UFT-backed New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani as he stops by the UFT staging area near the start of the parade on West 44th Street.

Jonathan Fickies
UFT President Michael Mulgrew waves from atop the union float as it passes the reviewing stand on Fifth Avenue during the 2025 NYC Labor Parade

UFT President Michael Mulgrew waves from atop the union float as it passes the reviewing stand on Fifth Avenue.

Jonathan Fickies
UFT members create a sea of union blue as they amass for the Labor Parade.

UFT members create a sea of union blue as they amass for the Labor Parade.

Nurses who are UFT members gather for a group photo during the 2025 NYC Labor Parade.

School nurses, joined by School Nurses Chapter Leader Cynthia Bennett (seated) and VNS Registered Nurses Chapter Leader Raquel Webb-Geddes (left), staff the first aid station at the UFT parade staging area.

Jonathan Fickies
UFT Teacher Center coaches, staffers and their guests get together for a photo in the UFT staging area near the start of the 2025 NYC Labor Parade.

UFT Teacher Center coaches, staffers and their guests get together for a photo in the UFT staging area near the start of the parade.

Jonathan Fickies
Members of the Retired Teachers Chapter show their union pride from atop the double-decker union parade bus during the 2025 NYC Labor Parade.

Members of the Retired Teachers Chapter show their union pride from atop the double-decker union parade bus.

Jonathan Fickies
UFT social workers and psychologists take a group photo during the 2025 La

School social workers and psychologists, joined by Chapter Leader Raul Garcia (second left), prepare to step off for the parade.

Jonathan Fickies
UFT paraprofessionals take a group photo during the 2025 NYC Labor Parade.

Paraprofessionals, joined by Chapter Chair Priscilla Castro (center), stand in unity along Fifth Avenue.

Jonathan Fickies
Lisette Morales Lugo (center), a bilingual school psychologist at Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom HS in the Bronx, marches alongside fellow UFT members up Fifth Avenue during the Labor Parade.

Lisette Morales Lugo (center), a bilingual school psychologist at Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom HS in the Bronx, marches alongside fellow members up Fifth Avenue during the Labor Parade.

Jonathan Fickies
Throngs of UFT members carry banners displaying their union chapter names during the 2025 NYC Labor Parade.

Throngs of UFT members carry banners displaying their union chapter names, including Speech Improvement Chapter Leader Caroline Murphy.

Jonathan Fickies
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UFT members pose for a photo while holding UFT banners during the 2025 Labor Parade.

Members joyfully head up Fifth Avenue during the Labor Parade.

Jonathan Fickies
Members march pass the reviewing stand on Fifth Avenue during the Labor Parade.

Members march pass the reviewing stand on Fifth Avenue during the Labor Parade.

Jonathan Fickies
The UFT banner is carried high as the union contingent advances along Fifth Avenue during the 2025 NYC Labor Parade

The UFT banner is carried high as the union contingent advances along Fifth Avenue.

Jonathan Fickies
Members take selfies with UFT-backed New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani as he stops by the UFT staging area near the start of the 2025 NYC Labor Parade

Members take selfies with UFT-backed New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani as he stops by the UFT staging area near the start of the parade on West 44th Street.

Jonathan Fickies
UFT President Michael Mulgrew waves from atop the union float as it passes the reviewing stand on Fifth Avenue during the 2025 NYC Labor Parade

UFT President Michael Mulgrew waves from atop the union float as it passes the reviewing stand on Fifth Avenue.

Jonathan Fickies
UFT members create a sea of union blue as they amass for the Labor Parade.

UFT members create a sea of union blue as they amass for the Labor Parade.

Nurses who are UFT members gather for a group photo during the 2025 NYC Labor Parade.

School nurses, joined by School Nurses Chapter Leader Cynthia Bennett (seated) and VNS Registered Nurses Chapter Leader Raquel Webb-Geddes (left), staff the first aid station at the UFT parade staging area.

Jonathan Fickies
UFT Teacher Center coaches, staffers and their guests get together for a photo in the UFT staging area near the start of the 2025 NYC Labor Parade.

UFT Teacher Center coaches, staffers and their guests get together for a photo in the UFT staging area near the start of the parade.

Jonathan Fickies
Members of the Retired Teachers Chapter show their union pride from atop the double-decker union parade bus during the 2025 NYC Labor Parade.

Members of the Retired Teachers Chapter show their union pride from atop the double-decker union parade bus.

Jonathan Fickies
UFT social workers and psychologists take a group photo during the 2025 La

School social workers and psychologists, joined by Chapter Leader Raul Garcia (second left), prepare to step off for the parade.

Jonathan Fickies
UFT paraprofessionals take a group photo during the 2025 NYC Labor Parade.

Paraprofessionals, joined by Chapter Chair Priscilla Castro (center), stand in unity along Fifth Avenue.

Jonathan Fickies
Lisette Morales Lugo (center), a bilingual school psychologist at Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom HS in the Bronx, marches alongside fellow UFT members up Fifth Avenue during the Labor Parade.

Lisette Morales Lugo (center), a bilingual school psychologist at Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom HS in the Bronx, marches alongside fellow members up Fifth Avenue during the Labor Parade.

Jonathan Fickies
Throngs of UFT members carry banners displaying their union chapter names during the 2025 NYC Labor Parade.

Throngs of UFT members carry banners displaying their union chapter names, including Speech Improvement Chapter Leader Caroline Murphy.

Jonathan Fickies