US EditionTeachers union head Randi Weingarten resigns from DNC
- Randi Weingarten, leader of a major U.S. teachers union, stepped down from her role on the Democratic National Committee in a letter dated June 5, 2025.
- In her resignation letter to Chair Ken Martin, she expressed concerns about increasing differences with DNC leadership and emphasized the need to expand efforts to engage a wider range of communities.
- Weingarten and Lee Saunders, also departing the DNC, had supported Ben Wikler against Martin in the recent chairmanship election, highlighting internal party conflicts.
- Weingarten expressed that her perspectives no longer aligned with the direction the leadership is taking, highlighting internal tensions and calls for new approaches to broaden the party's base.
- Her departure signals a critical moment for the Democratic Party amid demographic losses and suggests Weingarten will focus on advocacy for labor and education outside the DNC.
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The Frederick News-Post
Owensboro Messenger-InquirerMaybe the latest Democratic disarray means they're coming to their senses
Randi Weingarten, the head of the American Federation of Teachers, and Lee Saunders, the president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, resigned from their positions on the Democratic National Committee. This could be great news.
Democratic disarray: Union leaders Weingarten, Saunders quit DNC; Hogg purged
WASHINGTON—As if there wasn’t enough evidence of Democratic Party disarray in the wake of the 2024 elections, two top union leaders, Teachers/AFT President Randi Weingarten and AFSCME President Lee Saunders, both veterans, have left the party’s national committee for different reasons.
The Quad-City Times
Jonah Goldberg: Maybe the Democrats are coming to their senses
Randi Weingarten, the head of the American Federation of Teachers, and Lee Saunders, the president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, resigned from their positions on the Democratic National Committee. This could be great news.
Randi Weingarten got the wake-up call she never wanted from the DNC - Political Animal News
Teachers union boss Randi Weingarten resigns from the DNC after 23 years, exposing deep fractures within the Democrat Party as internal battles escalate post-2024 election losses. The Democrat Party is coming apart at the seams. One of their most powerful allies just delivered a devastating blow. And Randi Weingarten got the wake-up call she never […]
Randi Weingarten exemplifies DNC and union corruption
Randi Weingarten, the president of one of the largest teachers unions in the country, has resigned from her post at the Democratic National Committee. The fact that Weingarten even held such a position is proof of the open corruption of the Democratic Party. Weingarten has evidently been a member of the DNC for the last 23 years, including serving on its Rules and Bylaws Committee. That fact is seemingly impossible to find in liberal media cover…
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