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Randi Weingarten: Violence & Threats to School Boards is A Threat to Democracy: FULL Interview

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December 1, 2021

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Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi are joined by American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten to examine the effects of the pandemic and increasing polarization on education There’s never been a greater need for national cohesion supporting young people, building community-teacher connections, and fighting systemic inequity. Are we up to the challenge?

Randi Weingarten is the president of the 1.7 million-member American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, 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. Prior to her election as AFT president in 2008, Randi served for 11 years as president of the United Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 2, representing approximately 200,000 educators in the New York City public school system, as well as home child care providers and other workers in health, law and education. Weingarten holds degrees from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations and the Cardozo School of Law.

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Randi WeingartenJill Wine-BanksVictor ShiAmerican FederationTeachers President Randi WeingartenTeachers AFL-CIOUnited FederationTeachers AFT Local

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