New York mayor Mamdani sues to block $10,000 teaching aide bonuses

New York City, United States – Mayor Zohran Mamdani is challenging a new law that would give New York City’s teaching aides a one-time $10,000 bonus, arguing it goes against the city’s collective bargaining laws.On Wednesday, the bill, which was passed by New York City’s City Council, automatically became law because the mayor had opted not to veto it. Instead, Mamdani filed a lawsuit to block it because the City Council had enough votes to override his veto.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4US debt hits $40 trillion: Who does Washington owe and why does it matter?list 2 of 4‘Tremendous costs’: Can Trump stop other countries from trading with Iran?list 3 of 4US Treasury secretary says new economic measures will ‘collapse’ Iranlist 4 of 4Walmart sees sales drop as US consumer spending retreatsend of listThe bill, called the Respect Check Act, was backed by the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), a labour union representing teachers across New York City’s public school system and was championed by City Council Speaker Julie Menin, who has often clashed with the mayor.Teaching assistants are among the lowest-paid workers in the city’s school system, according to a stateme...