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Mayor Zohran Mamdani sued the New York City Council on Wednesday, hours after a bill giving classroom paraprofessionals $10,000 in bonus pay became law.
The lawsuit claims that the council’s approval of bonuses for some of the city’s lowest-paid school employees is unlawful because it bypasses the traditional collective bargaining process.
The bill, passed unanimously July 16, automatically became law Wednesday after Mamdani failed to sign or veto it. If he had vetoed the legislation, it would have gone back to the council and members could have overturned his veto with a two-thirds vote.
Similar legislation introduced last year was backed by the United Federation of Teachers in an effort to address the city’s paraprofessional shortage. After the bill failed to move out of committee, it was reintroduced in February by multiple council members.
New paraprofessionals earn roughly $33,000 in the city. The pay scale tops out near $57,000 for paraprofessionals with a bachelor’s degree and 15 years of service. Over the past 20 years, starting...
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