DNC, Lee Saunders and Randi Weingarten
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Democrats are constantly getting knocked down while trying to get back up, as intra-party struggles at the DNC plague the party ahead of key election years.
The head of one of the largest U.S. teachers' unions said she "felt out of step" with DNC Chair Ken Martin's leadership.
Teachers union chief Randi Weingarten is facing backlash on social media for her "No Kings Day" protests speech as she departs the DNC after 23 years.
Generational shifts, ambiguous priorities, and the intensifying dangers of the Trump administration have pushed the organization into uncertain territory
Randi Weingarten of the American Federation of Teachers and Lee Saunders of AFSCME, declined offers to stay on. Weingarten cited disagreements with Martin.
The departure of two major union presidents from their posts at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) is raising questions about lingering internal divisions as the party seeks to regroup. On
Lee Saunders, the president of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, stepped down from his post at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Sunday, becoming the second union leader to resign from the committee. In a letter ...