Randi Weingarten

Randi Weingarten

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.

See Also

• Union Leaders Who Identify as LGBTQ
• School Teachers, Researchers and Education Staff Who Identify as LGBTQ

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.aft.org/about/leadership/randi-weingarten
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/randi-weingarten/
• http://jwa.org/teach/livingthelegacy/biographies/weingarten-randi