The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) announced Friday that it will formally endorse President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 Democratic primary.
AFT Chairman Randy Weingarten said in a statement that Biden and Harris “really care about people.” video Shared on social media. She also praised them for “unabashedly supporting work and public education.”
The Biden-Harris administration is proudly pro-worker, pro-public, pro-democracy. @AFTunion proud to support @Joe Biden and @Kamala Harris in the 2024 Democratic primary. Members share why. #AFTvotes pic.twitter.com/T6mIivgN0c
— Randy Weingarten 🇺🇦🇺🇸💪🏿👩🎓 (@rweingarten) June 16, 2023
AFT is the ‘Association of Professionals Defending Equity’. Democracy. economic opportunity. and provide quality public education, health care and public services for students, their families and communities. We are committed to advancing these principles through community engagement, organizing, collective bargaining and political activism, especially through the work of our members. ” according to Its official mission statement.
This endorsement is part of the union AFT voting A union-backed initiative that works to “win elections and votes”. AFT voting phone The Biden-Harris administration is a “consistent partner” in our efforts to “improve the lives of our members and improve the communities we serve.” Much work remains to be done, but this administration’s track record has been astonishing and unprecedented and has given us a starting point to build a more perfect union. This approval was by unanimous vote by the union’s executive committee.
Both AFT and Weingarten have faced backlash for their handling of issues such as COVID-19 and critical race theory (CRT) in schools. Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called Weingarten “the most dangerous person in the world” in a November 2022 interview. semaphore. (Related article: ‘How War Begins’: Randy Weingarten Furious Over Republican Custody Bill)
Weingarten has been included in Washington Neighborhood’s 2021 Washington’s Most Influential People, Cities, States New York 2021 New York City Workforce 100 and WashingtonLife’s 2018 Power 100 Notable Leaders lists. An “active member” of the Democratic National Committee. according to Her AFT profile.
