Lee Saunders, Randi Weingarten and DNC
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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 of the American Federation of Teachers and Lee Saunders of AFSCME, declined offers to stay on. Weingarten cited disagreements with Martin.
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.* In another major setback for Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin, the leaders of two influential labor unions — the American Federation of Teachers’ Randi Weingarten and Lee Saunders,
Union leaders and longtime Democratic National Committee members Randi Weingarten and Lee Saunders resigned from the national party, marking the latest internal dispute of chairman Ken Martin’s tenure.
Lee Saunders, the president of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, stepped down from his post at the Democratic National Committee on Sunday, becoming the second