The United Federation of Teachers is boosting Mr. Stringer’s embattled campaign with an advertising blitz.
The teachers’ union is part of a coalition still standing with Mr. Stringer, center, seen Monday with District Council 9 of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades.Credit.Sarah Blesener for The New York Times
Published May 10, 2021Updated May 13, 2021
In the weeks since a former campaign volunteer accused Scott M. Stringerof sexual misconduct, many of the Democratic mayoral candidate’s most crucial supporters, including the Working Families Party and a phalanx of progressive politicians, have abandoned his campaign.
But powerful teachers’ unions are not only sticking with Mr. Stringer, the city comptroller they are, starting Tuesday, offering a much-needed boost to his embattled campaign in the form of a multimillion-dollar advertising blitz.