Teachers union boss raked in massive six-figure salary while fighting to close schools

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Weingarten's salary is about seven times more than the average high school teacher makes as of 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor.

Reagan Reese

June 11, 2022

(Daily Caller News Foundation) — American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten was paid nearly half a million dollars during the 2021-2022 school year, a report from Americans for Fair Treatment stated Wednesday. Weingarten raked in six-figures while simultaneously pushing for schools to stay shutdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.

With teachers union dues, Weingarten is paid $449,562, the Americans for Fair Treatment report stated. Weingarten’s salary is about seven times more than the average high school teacher makes as of 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor.

To continue to keep children out of school, Weingarten and her organization, along with the National Education Association, helped draft the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s school reopening guidance, Fox reported. When the CDC announced in-person instruction was safe in January of 2021, the AFT called the reopening “reckless and unsafe” for educators and children.

The AFT supported a lawsuit filed by a Florida teachers union against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for the reopening of schools, a press release showed. Because of DeSantis’ “ignorance,” “millions of Floridians” will die, Weingarten stated.

Weingarten also favored a teacher strike in Chicago after the CDC announced children could return to schools.

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