Lee Saunders, Randi Weingarten and DNC
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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.
We need two functional parties, and the Democratic Party needs to prove that its leaders care more about mainstream problems than niche issues.
Two powerful union heads, Randi Weingarten and Lee Saunders, leaving the Democratic Committee is another sign of the internal conflict plaguing the party as it tries to find a path
Generational shifts, ambiguous priorities, and the intensifying dangers of the Trump administration have pushed the organization into uncertain territory
Randi Weingarten, head of one of the nation’s most influential teachers unions, and Lee Saunders, the president of a large union of public workers, each pointed to Ken Martin’s leadership.
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