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An Apparent Heir to Weingarten Emerges at N.Y. Teachers Union by Elizabeth Green -- The New York Sun |
| Published: July 22, 2008, 12:29 am |
| Tags: randi weingarten, dennis walcott, joel klein, schools, uft, ny sun, nyc department of education |
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Read original...Having been elected president of the American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten is saying she has no current plans to leave her other job as president of the AFT's New York City local, the United Federation of Teachers. But she is indicating who her preferred New York City successor is: a former high school English teacher known as a fighter and an independent thinker, Michael Mulgrew. Ms. Weingarten named Mr. Mulgrew the union's new chief operating officer in a memo sent to union officers yesterday evening. The promotion makes him the no. 2 person at the United Federation of Teachers, which calls itself America's largest union local, and puts Mr. Mulgrew in a strong, though not guaranteed, position to become the union's fourth president when Ms. Weingarten decides she is ready to leave. Ms. Weingarten has been UFT president for 10 years. She was elected president of the American Federation of Teachers on Monday at the union's annual convention in Chicago. UFT [ Full article ] |
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