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…
Despicable Mailers from Randi’s Allies Land in New York State
The New York State affiliate of Randi Weingarten’s American Federation of Teachers, the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), received…
So Much for Solidarity: Teachers Union Provokes Fellow Union, Rank-and-File Members
Teachers unions are no different than private-sector unions when it comes to investing member money on political issues. The American…
California Students Find New Way to Battle Teachers Unions
This week, teachers unions’ cushy status quo suffered a major setback, in California of all places. That’s odd in part…
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…
Randi’s New ‘Dead Body in the Classroom’: The Status Quo
For all of Randi Weingarten’s “reformist” posturing, the president of the American Federation of Teachers doesn’t seem to find many examples of actual reforms…
Randi’s Underlings Spend $4.8 Million Influencing New York
The New York affiliates of the American Federation of Teachers—the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) and NYC’s United Federation…
AFT Chicago Local Pushes Left-Wing Teaching
Remember Karen Lewis? She is the radical President of the Chicago Teachers Union, American Federation of Teachers Local 1, which…
Randi Runs as Radical Stances Meet Blowback in NYC
Today, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten will be in Kiev rallying for the interim government of Ukraine, far…
Illinois Law Meets Randi’s Radicalism
Illinois public schools are required by state law to administer the Illinois Standards Achievement Test in order to track schools’…