Quote:Randi Weingarten, longtime president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), resigned from her post within the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Sunday.

In a letter to DNC Chair Ken Martin obtained by Axios, Weingarten declined his offer to continue serving as an at-large member — a position she had held since 2002 — citing ideological divergence with the current direction of the party. “I appear to be out of step with the leadership you are forging,” Weingarten wrote. “I do not want to be the one who keeps questioning why we are not enlarging our tent and actively trying to engage more and more of our communities.”

Her decision follows her public support for Ben Wikler, who unsuccessfully challenged Martin in a contentious DNC leadership election earlier this year. Following that endorsement, Weingarten was removed from the party’s influential Rules and Bylaws Committee.

Weingarten’s departure also comes just days after DNC Vice Chair David Hogg stepped down, criticizing the party’s resistance to generational change. Weingarten had supported Hogg’s plan to launch a political organization aimed at primarying incumbent Democratic lawmakers.

The AFT represents 1.7 million educators and is one of the most powerful labor unions in the US, as well as a longstanding Democratic Party ally.

Critics have argued the union has increasingly prioritized activism over education. Corey DeAngelis, a leading school choice advocate, told The New York Post that Weingarten’s involvement in political events such as last week’s “No Kings Rally” in Philadelphia undermines her credibility. “That teachers' unions are more invested in political activism than in prioritizing education is nothing new,” DeAngelis said. “Their actions expose them as little more than an arm of the Democratic Party, pushing a radical agenda that puts taxpayers on the hook for funding the K-12 education of illegal immigrants.”

At a “No Kings” town hall on Tuesday, Weingarten defended the union’s stance, stating the event was “about strong public schools, supporting working families, and our fundamental freedoms.”

DeAngelis questioned Weingarten’s leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Where was this outrage from Randi Weingarten when her local affiliates fought to keep schools closed for years during the COVID era?"

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Randi Weingarten's Confusion About the DNC's Lack of 'Big Tent' Energy Can Be Found In Randi Weingarten

She can suck a c**k ---- her own.

Not Left enough for her.

Teacher Union Chief Randi Weingarten Resigns From DNC Position and People Have Questions

Quote:have questions. Specifically, why did the head of the largest teacher union have a position at the DNC?

For years now, conservatives have complained that teacher unions seemed to be in bed with the Democratic party. Now we learn that the most powerful figure in teacher unions had an official job with the party.

Funny how this went unmentioned by the party and the media for years now.

The Hill reports:

Teachers union head Randi Weingarten resigns from DNC

American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten is departing the Democratic National Committee (DNC), citing disagreements with DNC Chair Ken Martin.

Weingarten told Martin in a letter dated June 5 and obtained by The Hill on Sunday that she was declining to be reappointed as an at-large member of the committee.

“While I am a proud Democrat, I appear to be out of step with the leadership you are forging, and I do not want to be the one who keeps questioning why we are not enlarging our tent and actively trying to engage more and more of our community,” wrote Weingarten, who has served as a DNC member for 23 years.

Weingarten backed then-Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler to serve as DNC chair during elections earlier this year. Weingarten was later removed by Martin from the DNC’s Rules and Bylaws Committee.

How curious…

Isn’t it time to place the focus of education back on American students rather than teacher unions?

(06-17-2025 12:44 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:  Isn’t it time to place the focus of education back on American students rather than teacher unions?

Wait? What? You surely cannot be suggesting that the Teacher Union President get involved in our Children's Education?

Good riddance

The DNC has turned into a mean girl club.

It's interesting we rarely hear about the largest teachers union, the NEA. It has over 3 million members whereas the AFT only has about 1.7 million. Both are liberal and support liberal candidates. I'm guessing the AFT is just more aggressive.