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Union leaders Randi Weingarten and Lee Saunders quit DNC posts in the party’s latest dispute
Two union leaders and longtime Democratic National Committee members have resigned from the national party, marking the ...
Two Top Union Leaders Quit D.N.C. Posts in Dispute With Chairman
Randi Weingarten, head of one of the nation’s most influential teachers unions, and Lee Saunders, the president of a large ...
Two large labor union leaders leave DNC over disagreements
The head of one of the largest U.S. teachers' unions said she "felt out of step" with DNC Chair Ken Martin's leadership.
Randi Weingarten and Lee Saunders quit the DNC in latest upheaval
In her resignation letter, Randi Weingarten referenced her disagreements with Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken ...
Teachers union boss Randi Weingarten and labor chief ditch DNC over beef with leadership
While I am proud to be a Democrat, I appear to be out of step with the leadership you are forging, and I do not want to be ...
Public sector union head steps down from DNC
Lee Saunders, the president of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, stepped down from his post ...
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Ken Martin has doubts he can lead the DNC, but Democrats want to give him a chance
Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin isn’t sure if he can be the party’s leader. However, Democrats are still counting on him, convinced he needs more time, and, without David Hogg, he ...
'A huge changemaker': DNC chair fights back tears remembering Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman
Law enforcement agents are continuing to search for the Minnesota man suspected of shooting two Democratic state lawmakers early Saturday morning in what officials have described as "politically ...