Teachers Union Looking Forward to a "Friend" in Mayor's Office

She said the union was expected to endorse a mayoral candidate in mid-June.

First, though, UFT's president, Michael Mulgrew, must survive the election of union leadership. He faced dissension in the ranks during a turbulent chapter in the teaching profession and New York City schools but he's widely expected to win re-election.

Vote tallies should be announced later today.

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