Unions: We’ll push for de Blasio’s pre-K plan
Labor leaders say they’ll lobby state lawmakers to OK New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s proposal to offer universal pre-kindergarten.
Leaders of several major unions joined de Blasio Monday at a news conference to announce the push.
De Blasio took office Jan. 1. The proposal for universal pre-k, plus expanded after-school programs for middle-schoolers, was a centerpiece of the Democrat’s campaign.