Randi Weingarten
Randi Weingarten is president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT, USA).
The AFT represents 1.4 million pre-K through 12th-grade teachers; paraprofessionals and other school-related personnel; higher education faculty and professional staff; federal, state and local government employees; nurses and healthcare workers; and early childhood educators.
Written by Randi Weingarten
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Democracy 8 May 2025 Higher education under attack
Randi Weingarten
President Donald Trump has declared war on America’s colleges and universities, demanding they bow to his demands on what they can teach and whom they can admit or hire. Trump’s illegal and autocratic actions are tantamount to a war on knowledge intended to force schools to bend the knee to...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 April 2023 In defense of public education
Randi Weingarten
The present article reproduces excerpts from the speech given at the National Press Club on March 28, 2023.
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Equity and inclusion 21 December 2021 Expanding Vaccines Beyond Our Borders
Randi Weingarten, Mugwena Maluleke
If there is one thing we never see again, let it be a crematorium waiting list. Let temporary morgue tents be just that—temporary. We have the capacity to make that happen—to prepare for the next global public health crisis, so we never see this level of chaos and destruction again,...
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Trade union rights are human rights 20 May 2020 “A Plan to Safely Reopen America’s Schools and Communities”, by Randi Weingarten.
Randi Weingarten
The American Federation of Teachers has released a detailed road map that, in the absence of a COVID-19 vaccine, charts a path to safely and responsibly reopen school buildings and other institutions crucial to the well-being and economic vitality of our communities.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 July 2013 Share My LessonShare My Lesson
Randi Weingarten