Mayor Zohran Mamdani filed suit against New York City Council on Wednesday over a recent bill to give bonuses to teacher’s aides, claiming that it went against the collective bargaining process within their union.
The legislation, supported by Speaker Julie Menin, aims to give $10,000 bonuses to school paraprofessionals. But Mamdani’s administration said that it was legal overreach to a union bargaining table issue.
Here’s what to know, and how the suit may affect those working in NYC schools.
Why is Mamdani against the bill?
While running for mayor, Mamdani said that he did support the bonuses. When the bill made its way to his desk, he also did not veto it. But on Aug. 19, the same day the legislation was passed, his administration filed a suit attempting to block the bill…