American Federation of Teachers

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/American_Federation_of_Teachers
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:AFT
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:AFL-CIO
gptkbp:color blue
white
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:founded 1916
gptkbp:founder gptkb:John_Dewey
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:historicalEvent merged with the American Association of University Professors in 2020
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label American Federation of Teachers
gptkbp:legalStatus 501(c)(5) nonprofit organization
gptkbp:membership 1.7 million
gptkbp:motto gptkb:A_Union_of_Professionals
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Albert_Shanker
gptkb:David_Selden
gptkb:Sandra_Feldman
gptkb:Edward_J._McElroy
gptkbp:organization gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:AFL-CIO
gptkbp:president gptkb:Randi_Weingarten
gptkbp:purpose representing teachers and other educational professionals
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:represents teachers
healthcare professionals
higher education faculty
paraprofessionals
public employees
school-related personnel
gptkbp:taxStatus 13-5156454
gptkbp:website https://www.aft.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hillary_Clinton_(2016)
gptkb:Howard_Dean_2004_presidential_campaign
gptkb:AFL–CIO
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5