Difference between revisions of "Randi Weingarten"
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| + | President since 2008 of American Federation of Teachers, which represents teachers; paraprofessionals and school-related personnel; higher education faculty and staff; nurses and other healthcare professionals; local, state and federal government employees; and early childhood educators. Former president of the United Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 2 for 12 years. First openly gay person to be elected to lead a national labor union in America. | ||
| + | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
| − | + | * http://www.aft.org/about/leadership/president.cfm | |
| + | * http://www.huffingtonpost.com/randi-weingarten/ | ||
| + | * http://jwa.org/teach/livingthelegacy/biographies/weingarten-randi | ||
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Revision as of 23:10, 7 September 2014
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1957 -
Occupation
Activist
Description
President since 2008 of American Federation of Teachers, which represents teachers; paraprofessionals and school-related personnel; higher education faculty and staff; nurses and other healthcare professionals; local, state and federal government employees; and early childhood educators. Former president of the United Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 2 for 12 years. First openly gay person to be elected to lead a national labor union in America.
