The Proletariat
This union represents the contract faculty here at NYU.
What is the CFU-UAW (Contract Faculty United - United Auto Workers)?
This Democrat won four presidential elections, the only U.S. president to do so.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This rapper infamously ran for president in the 2020 election.
Who is Kanye West?
This NYC mayoral campaign prominently featured opposition to police practices like Stop-and-Frisk as a central message
Who is Bill de Blasio?
"I won this election. By a lot!"
Who is Donald Trump?
This is the full name for the AFL-CIO.
What is the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations?
This Democratic president signed both the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
This Hollywood actor and former Screen Actors Guild President ran for president in 1980.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
This NYC mayoral candidate ran as the first African American nominee of a major party
Who is David Dinkins?
"I am not a crook!"
Who is Richard Nixon?
This union represents public school teachers in New York City.
What is the United Federation of Teachers (UFT)?
This 19th century president was the first elected to office as a Democrat.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
This former Mr. Olympia won his gubernatorial race in California in 2003.
Who is Arnold Schwarzenegger?
This NYC mayor switched political parties before and during his campaigns.
Who is Michael Bloomberg?
"Mission accomplished."
Who is George W. Bush?
This 1935 law guaranteed workers the right to unionize.
What is the Wagner Act / NLRA?
DAILY DOUBLE - This Democratic Congresswoman was the first woman to appear on a major party’s presidential ticket.
Who is Geraldine Ferraro?
This TV doctor ran for Senate in Pennsylvania against now Senator John Fetterman in 2022.
Who is Mehmet Oz?
This candidate won his 1965 NYC mayoral campaign in a rare Republican victory in modern NYC politics.
Who is John Lindsay?
"Read my lips, no new taxes."
Who is George H.W. Bush?
This is the longest strike in US history, lasting 11 years from 1954 to 1965 in Sheboygan Wisconsin.
What is UAW against the Kohler Company?
This nationally prominent New York Governor delivered the nominating speech for Bill Clinton at the 1992 DNC, which was the most recent to be held in New York City.
Who is Mario Cuomo?
This famous 2000s TV star ran against Andrew Cuomo for Governor in 2018.
Who is Cynthia Nixon.
This candidate won the 1977 NYC mayoral race resulted in a victory for a candidate known for the slogan “How’m I doing?”
Who is Ed Koch?
"I did not inhale."
Who is Bill Clinton?