The Power At Work Blog proudly presents an exclusive and important interview with President Randi Weingarten of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) as our third Labor Day blogcast. President Weingarten leads the largest union affiliated with the AFL-CIO, and has led the AFT’s efforts to strengthen public education for all children and address the crisis in the teaching profession caused by deep disinvestment and political attacks on public education.
In this very special blogcast, President Weingarten discusses the state of public education, the assault on education, worker organizing, democracy, and the future. If you care about worker power, collective action, and unions, this interview is for you.
Randi Weingarten is an American labor leader, attorney, and educator. She is the former president of the United Federation of Teachers, the current president of the AFT, and a member of the AFL–CIO Executive Council. Weingarten has launched major efforts to place real education reform high on the nation’s and her union’s agendas. Under Weingarten’s leadership, the AFT continues to grow and expand its voice as a union of professionals.
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