Randi Weingarten
From QueerBio.com
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.
