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American Federation of Teachers
The American Federation of Teachers is a national labor union representing teachers and school employees, founded on April 15, 1916, in Chicago, Illinois, and affiliated with the AFL-CIO.
The record
- Founded
- 1916-04-15
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC
- Founding
- Founded in Chicago, Illinois, on April 15, 1916; chartered by the American Federation of Labor on May 9, 1916. American Federation of Teachers: Wikipedia
- Founders
- John Dewey and Margaret Haley are named as founders. American Federation of Teachers: Wikipedia
- Union affiliation
- Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor until 1955, and with the AFL-CIO since. American Federation of Teachers: Wikipedia
- 2017 membership
- Approximately 1.6 million members with due income of $35 million in 2017. American Federation of Teachers: Wikipedia
- 2008 federal campaign contributions
- Contributed $1,784,808.59 to Hillary Clinton and $1,997,375.00 to Barack Obama. American Federation of Teachers: Wikipedia
- 2016 presidential endorsement
- Endorsed Democrat Hillary Clinton in July 2015 for the 2016 presidential race. American Federation of Teachers: Wikipedia
- FEC committee C70001029
- Communication Cost, Unauthorized committee first filed 1980-07-15; active cycles 1980–1986. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS AFL-CIO: FEC committee record
- FEC committee C70002472
- Communication Cost, Unauthorized committee first filed 1988-12-08, treasurer Fedrick C. Ingram; active cycles continuing through 2026. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO: FEC committee record
- FEC committee C00028860 (Committee on Political Education)
- PAC - Qualified, Unauthorized committee first filed 1975-03-07, treasurer Fedrick C. Ingram; active cycles continuing through 2026. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION: FEC committee record
People
- Fedrick C. Ingram, Treasurer (FEC committee C70002472) AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO: FEC committee record
- Fedrick C. Ingram, Treasurer (FEC Committee on Political Education, C00028860) AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION: FEC committee record
- Charles Stillman, President (1916–1923) American Federation of Teachers: Wikipedia
- Margaret Haley, National Organizer (1916) American Federation of Teachers: Wikipedia
- Florence Rood, President (1923–1925) American Federation of Teachers: Wikipedia
- Mary C. Barker, President (1925–1931) American Federation of Teachers: Wikipedia
- Henry R. Linville, President (1931–1934) American Federation of Teachers: Wikipedia
- Raymond F. Lowry, President (1934–1936) American Federation of Teachers: Wikipedia
- Jerome C. Davis, President (1936–1939) American Federation of Teachers: Wikipedia
- George S. Counts, President (1939–1942) American Federation of Teachers: Wikipedia
- John M. Fewkes, President (1942–1943) American Federation of Teachers: Wikipedia
- Joseph F. Landis, President (1943–1947) American Federation of Teachers: Wikipedia
- John M. Eklund, President (1947–1952) American Federation of Teachers: Wikipedia
- Carl J. Megel, President (1952–1964) American Federation of Teachers: Wikipedia
- Charles Cogen, President (1964–1968) American Federation of Teachers: Wikipedia
- David Selden, President (1968–1974) American Federation of Teachers: Wikipedia
- Albert Shanker, President (1974–1997) American Federation of Teachers: Wikipedia
- Edward J. McElroy, Secretary-Treasurer (1992–2004) American Federation of Teachers: Wikipedia
- Sandra Feldman, President (1997–2004) American Federation of Teachers: Wikipedia
- Edward J. McElroy, President (2004–2008) American Federation of Teachers: Wikipedia
- Randi Weingarten, President (2008-07-14) American Federation of Teachers: Wikipedia
In our reporting
Sources: en.wikipedia.org