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Teachers union files motion against Mamdani's lawsuit over paraprofessional pay
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Key Points:
- The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) is opposing Mayor Zohran Mamdani's lawsuit aimed at blocking the "RESPECT Check Act," which provides up to a $10,000 bonus for education paraprofessionals, despite previously endorsing him.
- The New York City Council unanimously passed the act last month, designed to avoid violating New York state's Taylor Law that protects public employees' rights to negotiate compensation.
- Mayor Mamdani's administration filed the lawsuit on August 19, arguing the act violates the Taylor Law, but the UFT has filed a motion to intervene and is prepared to take the matter to court.
- City Council leaders emphasized the act's importance in addressing low pay for paraprofessionals and staffing shortages, pledging to vigorously defend the law.
- Mamdani stated that discussions with the UFT and City Council Speaker Julie Menin have been productive and clarified that he does not oppose a pay raise for paraprofessionals despite the lawsuit.
