American Federation of Teachers
Sandra Feldman, President
The AFT, founded in 1916, is a trade union with more thanone million members nationwide. It represents workers in education,health care, and public service. Sandra Feldman, AFT Presidentsince 1997, is the union’s first female president since 1930.She also was elected to the Executive Council of the AFL-CIO in1997. From 1986 to 1997, she was President of the United Federationof Teachers in New York City, the largest union local in the UnitedStates and an affiliate of the AFT. The following is from a February1999 statement responding to the President’s remarks in the Stateof the Union address about his Administration’s education plan.Given…
