UNLIKE ITS MEMBERSHIP, TEACHER UNION LEADERS ARE FAR LEFT Current NEA president Becky Pringle gave a speech—or more accurately, a screech—to the flock at the yearly NEA convention this past July. Among other things, in a reference to conservatives, she bellowed, “Today, they sprout as vitriol toward our profession; increased marginalization of Black, brown, AAPI, and Indigenous communities; rising hatred toward our LGBTQ+ siblings. The seeds of hate manifest themselves as attacks against our freedom to teach; our students’ freedom to learn.”
Union bosses ignore the rank and file on political issues.
The teacher union leadership is in a collective snit after it became clear that Donald Trump would be reelected as U.S. president. American Federation of Teachers boss Randi Weingarten stated in a press release on Nov. 9, “At this moment, the country is more divided than ever, and our democracy is in jeopardy. Last night, we saw fear and anger win.”