And I want to say hello to my friends from Illinois - Ed Geppert, the President of the Illinois Federation of Teachers; Marilyn Stewart, the president of the Chicago Teachers Union; and
AFT Vice President Jim Dougherty, and all my allies with whom I've worked so closely.
In taking the step to unionize, teachers and staff recognized that having a collective voice enhances their ability to advocate on behalf of the students and families they serve, says IFT president Dan Montgomery, who is
an AFT vice president.
«We are public school educators who are telling our stories,» said Betty Forrester, a UTLA and
AFT vice president who has started her 43rd year at the district and whose daughter went to district schools.
At that time, Ms. Bernstein and Adam Urbanski (then UFT New York, now
AFT vice president) formed a non-profit Teacher Union Reform Network «TURN» with a grant from the PEW charitable trust.
Ricker has served as president of the Saint Paul (Minn.) Federation of Teachers since 2005, as
an AFT vice president since 2012, and as a member of the AFT K12 Teachers program and policy council since 2006.
As
an AFT vice president since 1997, she has been involved in every major AFT policy initiative of the last decade.
He is the head of one of the largest teacher union locals in the nation, and is
an AFT vice president to boot.
Ricker served as president of the Saint Paul (Minn.) Federation of Teachers since 2005, as
an AFT vice president since 2012, and a member of the AFT K - 12 Teachers program and policy council since 2006.
Not exact matches
Leo Casey,
Vice President of the
AFT's New York City affiliate, accused Brown - along with Howard Wolfson of Mayor Bloomberg's office and Micah Lasher of StudentsFirstNY - of committing «blood libel» for their critiques of the
AFT's handling of teacher misconduct.
On Wednesday, July 5,
Vice President Al Gore is scheduled to make a key policy address at 2:30 p.m.. His speech will be aired live during a Webcast on the www.
aft.org
AFT Web site.
Silverthorn and board
Vice President Judith Reynolds sent a letter to
AFT President Randi Weingarten, dismissing what they called the «Weiner Defense» and demanding an investigation.
As part of the Communities in Schools Leadership Town Hall Conference, Nina Rees, president of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, and Mary Cathryn Ricker, Executive
Vice President of the
AFT, will discuss the effects of poverty in public schools.
Perhaps our most exciting news is that
Vice Presidential Candidate Tim Kaine joined
AFT President Randi Weingarten at a walk - in in Philadelphia, while NEA President Lily Eskelen Garcia participated in a walk - in in North Carolina.
«The National Board staff and board of directors wish to congratulate Mary Cathryn Ricker on her election as
AFT executive
vice president.
Highlights include an April 13 panel featuring NEA President Dennis Van Roekel and
AFT Executive
Vice President Francine Lawrence.
with the support of
AFT's representative along with Chairman Allan Taylor,
Vice Chair Theresa Hopkins - Staten, Charles Jaskiewicz, Patricia Keavney - Maruca, Maria Mojica and Joseph Vrabely.
Teacher Benham is also the President of the Meriden Federation of Teachers and the
Vice President of the
AFT - CT Executive Committee.