Re-election for teachers union prez Michael Mulgrew in low-turnout vote

Michael Mulgrew handily won re-election as United Federation of Teachers president Saturday, clinching more than half the votes for his sixth term.Mulgrew got 54 percent of the mailed-in ballots, sources said.His closest competitor, A Better Contract candidate Amy Arundell, netted 32 percent, according to numbers obtained by The Post.Olivia Swisher, the candidate from the Alliance of Retired and In-Service Educators, finished third with approximately 14 percent of the vote.All told, 201,791 ballots were mailed in with 413 voided for various reasons.The full and complete count was announced around 3:30 p.m.via Instagram.Sources revealed fewer than 30 percent of eligible UFT voters mailed ballots in.“Apathy prevails in this union of educators,” offered retired teacher Arthur Goldstein, an A Better Contract candidate for assistant secretary.The votes were counted by the independent Global Election Services.It was the slimmest margin of victory since Mulgrew’s first run more than a decade ago, sources said.In 2022, Mulgrew’s Unity party won with 66 percent of the votes, besting United For Change’s then-34 percent.Mulgrew’s new three-year term begins July 1....