Andrew Yang Takes On the Unions

New York City families have become unwilling homeschoolers in the last year as the pandemic shutdowns stretch on and on. Credit mayoral candidate Andrew Yang for calling out the teachers unions for depriving children of opportunities to learn in-person.

“I will confess to being a parent that has been frustrated by how slow our schools have been to open, and I do believe that the UFT has been a significant reason why our schools have been slow to open,” Mr. Yang told Politico, referring to New York City’s powerful United Federation of Teachers.

Mr. Yang is right. The UFT endorsed current Mayor Bill de Blasio, and its parent union also gave $350,000 to the mayor’s nonprofit amid contract negotiations. Throughout the pandemic, the UFT has driven the classroom closures, leaving students and parents hostage to their demands.