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WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Sandra Feldman, who rose from her position as a second-grade elementary school teacher in New York City to become president of the 1.3 million member American Federation of Teachers (AFT), died last night after a long battle with cancer, AFT President Edward J. McElroy announced today. Feldman would have been 66 years old next month.
Sandy's death is a great loss for the AFT personally and professionally and for the children of our nation," said McElroy. "She was a leader without comparison and will be remembered for her vigorous commitment to better the lives of the teachers and school staff she represented and the children they served. Presidents, members of Congress, educators and business leaders relied on her expertise and ideas to help f...
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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
August Term, 2006
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SEN. OBAMA DELIVERS REMARKS TO THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS CONVENTION, AS RELEASED BY THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN
JULY 13, 2008
SPEAKER: S...
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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
August Term, 2006
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McDOWELL COUNTY - The American Federation of Teachers, vilified by critics as an obstacle to school reform, is leading an unusual effort to turn around a floundering school system in a place where deprivation is layered on heartache.
The AFT, which typically represents teachers in urban settings, wants to improve education deep in the heart of Appalachia by simultaneously tackling the social and economic troubles of McDowell County.
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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
August Term, 2006
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- Kalima Jenkins, By Her Next Friend, Kamau Agyei, Et Al., Appellants/Appellees, and American Federation of Teachers, Local 691, Appellant/Appellee, v. the State of Missouri, Et Al., Appellants/Appellees, Park Hill School District R-5 and Dr. Merlin A. Ludwig, Superintendent Thereof, Et Al., Appellees., 807 F.2d 657 (8th Cir. 1987)
James Liebman, New York City, and Arthur Benson, Kansas City, Mo. (on rebuttal), for Kalima Jenkins.
Allen Snyder, Washington, D.C., for Kansas City,...
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- Vip Health Services, Inc., Petitioner, v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent. Local 2, Federation of Nurses, United Federation of Teachers, American Federation of Teachers, Afl-Cio, Intervenor., 164 F.3d 644 (D.C. Cir. 1999)
David Lew argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Gary Rothman.
David Habenstreit, Supervisory Attorney, National Labor Relations...
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- Ronald Bradley Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. William G. Milliken, Governor of Michigan, Etc.; Board of Education of the City of Detroit, Defendants-Appellants, and Detroit Federation of Teachers Local 231, American Federation of Teachers, Afl-Cio, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellee, and Allen Park Public Schools Et Al., Defendants-Intervenors-Appellants, and Kerry Green Et Al., Defendants-Intervenors-Appellees., 484 F.2d 215 (6th Cir. 1973)
Frank J. Kelley, Atty. Gen., Robert A. Derengoski, Sol. Gen., Lansing, Mich., George T. Roumell, Jr., Louis D. Beer, Russ D. Boltz, William M. Saxton,...
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Antonio Lavere Thomas, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
Norman J. Slawsky, David James Worley, Jacobs & Slawsky, Atlanta, GA, for Defendants-App...