Renee Freeman, a District 75 advocate, gives working the phone bank at the Queens borough office on Sept. 30 an enthusiastic thumb’s up.

Members taking a break during one of the UFT Asian American Heritage Committee phone banks include (from left) committee Chair Seung Lee, retired teacher Beverly McNeely, Chapter Leader Annawa Naing of PS/IS 78 in Queens, retired teacher Mae Leung Tokar and teacher Carmen Romero of MS 177 in Manhattan.

Retired teacher Karen Peterson-Buchanan makes calls on behalf of congressional candidate Laura Gillen during an Oct. 3 phone bank organized by the UFT Retired Teachers Committee.

Joining UFT member Marquis Harrison (from left) on a panel hosted by the UFT Divine Nine Committee on Oct. 8 to discuss the presidential hopes of Kamala Harris are Civil Court Judge Lisa Lewis, U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke and Alicka Ampry-Samuel from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Attendees at the election panel hosted by the UFT Divine Nine Committee — which is composed of members and staff belonging to historically Black Greek-letter organizations — react to the panelists’ discussion.

Members and attendees of the UFT Divine Nine Committee’s election panel show their fraternity and sorority pride by making the various hand signs signifying their Black Greek-letter organizations.

UFT members turn out in Queens on Oct. 5 for a labor walk with NYSUT to campaign for U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi and state Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky.

Carlene Bowman, a teacher at PS X643 in the Bronx, and Shawanda Weems, a teacher and chapter leader at PS 15 in the Bronx, hold up shirts in support of the Harris-Walz ticket while attending the UFT’s presidential debate watch party on Sept. 10 at UFT headquarters.

UFT members at the union’s debate watch party applaud as Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris verbally spars with Republican nominee Donald Trump.

Gary Di Franco, a teacher and chapter leader at PS 107 in Brooklyn, holds up his winning “debate watch party” bingo card, which tabulated key phrases uttered during the debate by candidates Harris and Trump.

Members watch intently as the debate progresses on the big screen at UFT headquarters.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew presents Gov. Kathy Hochul with a T-shirt supporting the Harris-Walz ticket as AFT President Randi Weingarten looks on.

UFT members meet up at union headquarters early in the morning on Sept. 21 to eagerly board a bus to Philadelphia to campaign in the battleground state of Pennsylvania for the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz presidential ticket.

Members of the UFT, the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers and the AFT gather for a photo at the Seafarers Union Hall in Philadelphia before heading out to canvass union households in South Philadelphia.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew (center) and AFT Pennsylvania President Arthur Steinberg (left) talk to Philadelphia teacher Luke Dugan and his partner Crishana Manigan as they campaign for the Harris-Walz ticket.

Paraprofessionals take a group photo at the union hall in Philadelphia before spending the morning door-knocking for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.

Members make get-out-the-vote calls on behalf of state Sen. Iwen Chu of Brooklyn during one of three phone banks organized by the UFT Asian American Heritage Committee.