Next conference: March 6-7, 2009, New York City
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FEATURED SPEAKER: RANDI WEINGARTEN
President, United Federation of Teachers (UFT)A former history teacher and lawyer, Randi Weingarten is president of the United Federation of Teachers, representing more than 150,000 active and retired educators in the New York City public school system. She is also a vice-president of the 1.4-million member American Federation of Teachers and a board member of New York State United Teachers. Weingarten, a vice-president of the New York City Central Labor Council of the AFL-CIO, also heads the city Municipal Labor Committee, an umbrella organization for some 100 city employee unions. Weingarten was chairperson of the Health Insurance Plan (HIP) of Greater New York and a board member of the N.Y.C. Independent Budget Office. She is on the boards of directors of the Justice Resource Center and Council for Unity (both student-related groups); the New York Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH); the United Way of Greater New York; the International Rescue Committee; the New York Downtown Alliance and the newly formed Math for America. She is on the advisory board of Operation Public Education at the University of Pennsylvania. She is also a Democratic National Committee member. Weingarten holds degrees from Cornell University and the Cardozo School of Law. |
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