Around the UFT
Hero Day at PS 33, Queens
Celebrating marriage equality
In a June 26 ceremony performed by Mayor Bill de Blasio on the steps of City Hall, social studies teacher Katrina Council exchanged vows with her fiancée Sara Joseph in a wedding celebrating that day’s historic Supreme Court ruling declaring marriage equality in all 50 states.
UFT members attend Brooklyn Cyclones game
UFT members enjoyed a Cyclones game on UFT night at MCU Park in Coney Island on June 23, 2015.
Day at the University a smash
2014 NYC Pride March
Crowds lining Fifth Avenue for the 2014 NYC Pride March on June 29 cheered the 100 UFT participants who carried the union banner, wore specially designed T-shirts and whistled for attention.
UFT events at minor league baseball games
UFT members and families turned out in force for two minor league baseball games in the early summer days of June, chomping on hot dogs and burgers while representing the union and its initiatives.