Jonathan Priess was a social worker at Canarsie HS and Franklin K. Lane HS in Brooklyn and a UFT member for 20 years.

Suzanne Rettig was a UFT member for 10 years, most recently as a paraprofessional working in special education.

Judith Rosenberg was a 1st-grade teacher at PS 207 in Howard Beach, Queens, for 22 years.

Martin Plotkin was a UFT member for nearly 50 years, most recently serving as the UFT's District 6 representative in Washington Heights.

Beatrice Fierman was a social studies teacher at Frank D. Whalen MS 135, the Bronx.

Thomas Walsh was a UFT member for 34 years, most recently teaching English literature at the LaGuardia High School of Music and Art in Manhattan.

Ira Wells was a social studies teacher for many years until his retirement in 1981.

Marion Silton was an educator for many years, most recently working as the acting assistant principal of administration and organization on an interim basis at John Bowne HS in Queens.

Reynaldo Beltre was a UFT member for 10 years and a dedicated paraprofessional at the Business of Sports School in Manhattan.

Rose M. Sabatino was a secretary at Brooklyn Technical HS.