Edward J. McElroy Announces Early Retirement
Edward J. McElroy, president of the American Federation of Teachers, has announced that he will stop working from this summer.
The New York Times reports that a possible successor to McElroy might be Randi Weingarten, the present president of the Teachers Union in New York City.
Mr. McElroy called Ms. Weingarten “an outstanding possibility” in a telephone interview from San Diego, where his union’s executive council was meeting. “I think the world of her.”
AFT reports that the American Federation of Teachers is one of the fast growing labor unions in the United States.
The AFT is one of the fastest-growing labor unions in the United States, representing workers in education, healthcare and government services. During McElroy’s tenure as a national officer, the AFT has added more than 500,000 new members. The union’s commitment to professionalism and to advancing the well-being of its members as well as the people they serve is reflected in McElroy’s background and priorities.
The paper also quotes Weingarten commenting on the possible new position.
“I am honored by the talk of my potential candidacy, and I will certainly give national union service serious and careful consideration.”
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