Daniel interviews interviews Amy Arundell, a Bronx middle school teacher, union organizer and UFT official. In this first part, they discuss her historic decision to run for UFT president in the upcoming UFT election with the A Better Contract slate --emphasizing the need for a more member-driven approach and a unified city labor movement. She also expresses her concerns about the union's current transactional and service model strategy, inability to deliver raises that outpace the cost of living and the current leadership's mishandling of healthcare and Welfare Fund. Join us as Amy shares her evolution and journey to her decision to run against the 16-year incumbent, Michael Mulgrew, and his establishment Unity administrative caucus that has controlled the UFT for the last 60 years. In the upcoming segments, which will be available as a podcast later this week, Amy shares her thoughts and commitments to city retirees and traditional Medicare, ABC’s support for Intro 1096, the current plight of NYC paraprofessionals and their fight for a living wage, fixing Tier 6, the increased need for member voice in our political endorsements, the importance of placing members first above personal and partisan politics, and much more.