Marilena Marchetti, OTR/L has worked in public schools as an occupational therapist since 2011. She currently serves as an elected delegate to her functional chapter. As a member of OTs & PTs For A Fair Contract, she has helped to organize petition drives and pressure campaigns to win meaningful improvements to workplace issues. She believes that we need a union dedicated to organizing UFT members, parents, and the community in solidarity to demand better schools and better working conditions. Fulfilling the promise of quality public education will take nothing less than building grassroots power and democracy in our union.