AFT head Randi Weingarten claims unions worked to reopen schools

The head of the nation’s second-largest teachers union, Randi Weingarten, raised eyebrows Tuesday for claiming that the union had worked hard to reopen schools during the pandemic.

Weingarten’s statement was part of a press release by the American Federation of Teachers commemorating Teacher Appreciation Week. The union famously opposed efforts to reopen schools and pressed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to change its guidelines on school reopenings to allow for more districts to stay closed.