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Rhonda "Randi" Weingarten (born December 18, 1957) is an American labor leader, attorney, and educator. She is president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and a member of the AFL-CIO. She is the former president of the United Federation of Teachers.
Apr 28, 2023 · School closures and culture wars turned classrooms into battlegrounds — and made the head of one of the country’s largest teachers’ unions a lightning rod for criticism. Randi Weingarten ...
RANDI WEINGARTEN is president of the 1.7 million-member AFT, 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.
Mar 27, 2018 · Randi Weingarten, who heads the national union for teachers, and Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum of New York’s leading synagogue for LGBT Jews were married in New York. Their union at a downtown Manhattan...
May 2, 2023 · During the early COVID-19 pandemic, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten advocated for schools to reopen for in-person learning, provided they use safety precautions.
May 13, 2021 · WASHINGTON—American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten delivered a landmark address Thursday outlining her vision to reopen schools, help students recover, and reimagine public education as the country emerges from the COVID-19 crisis.
Mar 28, 2023 · WASHINGTON—American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten has issued a clarion call to defend public education, transform learning and support children as the institution comes under existential threat from extremist, culture-war peddling politicians.
Jun 11, 2023 · When the former secretary of state and C.I.A. director Mike Pompeo, a man who had dealt firsthand with autocrats like Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, described Randi Weingarten as “the most...
Jul 18, 2022 · Randi Weingarten is fed up with the attacks on her, her union, and the teaching profession. The president of the American Federation of Teachers, the second-largest national teachers’ union,...
Apr 28, 2023 · Long school closures have put public education — and Randi Weingarten, the leader of a major teachers’ union — on the defensive.