The United Federation of Teachers has endorsed Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayor's race. The UFT has more than 200,000 members. "As a union, we have to protect public education,

Political upstart Zohran Mamdani secured another key endorsement Wednesday, earning the support of the United Federation of Teachers, New York City’s most powerful teachers’ union, a day after the president of the United States threatened to overtake the five boroughs should the 33-year-old be elected mayor.