The radical socialists who support the Anti-Israel groups and the alleged murderer of the CEO Luigi Mangione are constantly becoming one of the most powerful unions in the city, the sources warn the position.
The candidates backed by the democratic socialists of America are strongly surveying in the elections to lead the United Federation of Masters, who represented almost 200,000 educators and administered a social assistance fund with $ 1 billion in assets.
The progressive political movement, which supported the presidential campaign of the Governor of Vermont Bernie Sanders Dois in 2016 and was the installive victory of the Democratic Congress of New York, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, two years later, acting an infiltrated DSA note of Tofiltrado.
Among the candidates who compete for the post of president are Amy Arundell, a former Queens County representative to the UFT who was withdrawn from his position in October 2023 after a public dispute with the current union leader Michael Mulgrew 7, 20 Israel, which is 1,200 Israeli dead.
“The Zionists are literally the most evil people to walk on this land,” Arundell published again in his disabled X account.
Steve Swieciki, professor of Social Studies and candidate for the Vice President of Secondary Schools of UFT, described himself as a DSA member in a position on social networks, and published a meme of Luigi Mangione again with the hashtag #freeluiti and the message. “
Mangione is accused of harassing and killing the CEO of United Healthcare Brian Thompson in the center of Manhattan last year. He declared himself innocent.
Olivia Swisher, another candidate for UFT president, has links with the People Forum and was photographed at a group meeting in 2022. Swisher follows @nyCeducatorsforPalestine on Instagram and innovative news, which is led by the People Forum.
Swieciki, Swishe Rand, the DSA did not respond to the requests for post comments. Meanwhile, a Uft Caucus Unity spokesman reminded all the candidates they need to put the union first.
“We are a diverse union with the UFT members that belong to a variety of organizations, said Leroy Barr, president of Caucus Unity of UFT.
“But when a UFT member is postulated to the Union office, it is with the expectation that they are putting the needs of the UFT members first. No external organization will have the same commitment to the livelihoods of our members, doe -dours’s doursehehehehehehehehehehehe – –odores de doors or earless or earses or earse, Earli -Dours. external
Arundell responded to those comments in a statement to the publication, saying: “My only interest is in the future of educators, students and the UFT. Anyone who suggests otherwise is a liar and is trying to distract our members of Mulgrewers.” “
After the attacks of October 7, some DSA chapters were more radicalized and helped organize violent protests against the Israel and glorified the Palestinian “resistance”, according to the Anti-Defamation League.
And in 2019, DSA organized a boycott work group, divestment and sanctions, which promotes boycott and sanctions against Israel. In July 2024, 26 local DSA chapters “approved resolutions that are declared explicitly anti -rule,” according to ADL.
The UFT movement of Range Educators (more) Caucus collaborated with DSA to organize several pro-palestinian manifestations after October 7 attacks in New York City.
The public calendar of Google de More shows an entry for “New York educators for Palestine – Subsidation” for November 27, 2023.
DSA has also worked to organize the opposition to Mulgrew within the Union.
In March 2024, Chapter DSA of New York City celebrated a discussion panel on “Public Sector Organization in our city.” Panelist Sarah Slichter, a member of the most managerial committee, represented the UFT. In 2013, it was identified as the “Coordinator of the United States of Northast for young democratic socialists”, DSA’s youth branch.
The panel was housed in the People’s forum, a non-profit organization of Manhattan that has organized anti-Israel manifestations.
Less than a year later, in January 2025, DSA’s Flatbush chapter published an advertisement for a three -part series about “What is a socialist education?” The post pointed out that one of the main themes covered would be the “upcoming elections of Mayoral and UFT in New York.”
Mayor Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani is also supported by the DSA.
