EXPOSING UNION CITY CORRUPTION: MAYOR BRIAN STACK, SUPERINTENDENT SYLVIA ABBATO, AND UCBOE PRESIDENT BARBARA PINZON

Why did it take three months for Union City teachers to receive their retro pay? Why did hardworking educators have to beg and plead for what was rightfully theirs while the allegedly corrupt political machine of Mayor Brian Stack, Superintendent Sylvia Abbato, and Board of Education President Barbara Pinzon sat on their money, forcing them to struggle financially?

Teachers finally received their retro pay on February 28, 2025—three months late.

During those three months, the UCBOE and Brian Stack allegedly pocketed the interest from the withheld funds. While teachers were left struggling, those in power allegedly profited off money that was never theirs to begin with.

The Union City Board of Education, including Barbara Pinzon and Jeanette Doody, completely failed their duty to protect educators. Instead of advocating for the teachers, they allegedly prioritized Stack’s interests over the well-being of the very people they were elected to serve.

Union members pay over $1,200 a year in dues for one primary reason: collective bargaining. That is supposed to be the union’s main function—to protect workers’ rights and ensure they receive every cent they are owed. Yet, NJEA, Pinzon, and Doody allegedly stood by while 1,800 employees were financially harmed.

Now, there is talk that Brian Stack is planning to cut UCBOE employees. However, it is almost certain that he will not touch the politically connected no-show jobs or the volunteers who do little to no work.

This is the alleged corruption that continues to plague Union City. This is the abuse of power that allows those in control to benefit while hardworking employees suffer.

If you have additional information on Mayor Brian Stack’s alleged corruption, contact Leroy Truth Investigations immediately.

Call or text the Leroy Truth Investigations Corruption Tips Hotline at 305-707-8325

Email: LeroyTruth247@gmail.com

Mail: Leroy Truth P.O. Box 3464 Stamford, CT 06905

Union City’s teachers deserve better. The people deserve better. It is time to expose the alleged corruption and demand justice.