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AFT is the second largest teacher's labor union in America, founded in 1916 and affiliated with AFL–CIO. It has 1.7 million members, mostly in education, and advocates for various policies and issues related to education and labor.
Randi Weingarten is an American labor leader, attorney, and educator who is president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and a member of the AFL-CIO. She is the former president of the United Federation of Teachers and has been involved in several lawsuits and collective bargaining negotiations with New York City and state officials.
Headquarters of the NUT at Hamilton House. The NUT was established at a meeting at King's College London on 25 June 1870 as the National Union of Elementary Teachers (NUET) to represent all school teachers in England and Wales combining a number of local teacher associations which had formed across the country following the Elementary Education Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 75). [4]
The NEA is the largest labor union in the US, representing public school teachers and other education workers. It was founded in 1857 as a professional association and became a labor union in 1973, advocating for progressive education policy and political candidates.
Stacy Davis Gates is the current president of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), a labor union that represents teachers, paraprofessionals, and clinicians in the Chicago public school system. She was elected in 2022 after serving as vice president and a member of the Caucus of Rank-and-File Educators.
The UFT is the largest teachers union in New York City public schools, with about 189,000 members. It has a history of strikes, controversies, and political involvement, and is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers.
Michael Mulgrew is the president of the United Federation of Teachers, the trade union of teachers in New York City. He was elected in 2009 and has advocated for various causes, such as closing "rubber rooms", Medicare Advantage plan, and congestion pricing.
A list of registered teachers' unions in the UK, with details of establishment, membership, where they organise and the types of members they accept. The web page also provides a brief overview of the education systems and labour law in the UK.