Detroit Teachers Union Loses Control, Schools Close in Chaos
When last we checked in on American Federation of Teachers Local 231, the Detroit Federation of Teachers (DFT), Randi Weingarten…
AFT Locals Riven by Division, Dodgy Elections
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT), led by Randi Weingarten, has a history of misdeeds by its local unions. Some…
Randi’s Pet Charter School Closes
Back in 2005, then-United Federation of Teachers (UFT) President Randi Weingarten, now president of the national American Federation of Teachers…
Vermont Childcare Employees Reject Randi
Earlier this year in Vermont, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) successfully lobbied the state legislature to create a new pool of potential union employees out…
AFT Puts Pensions at Risk for Radical Politics
The New York Times came out this week with a deep investigation into the problems faced by New York City’s…
Randi Called Out for Dodging Accountability
Randi Weingarten likes to claim people who call her out are ultra-right-wing Tea Partiers, education privatizers, or agents of libertarian…