American Federation of Teachers (AFT)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/American_Federation_of_Teachers_(AFT)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:AFT
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:AFL–CIO
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:founded 1916
gptkbp:founder gptkb:John_Dewey
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
gptkbp:membership 1.7 million
gptkbp:motto gptkb:A_Union_of_Professionals
gptkbp:notable_campaign advocacy for public education
support for collective bargaining rights
opposition to privatization of public schools
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Albert_Shanker
gptkb:Randi_Weingarten
gptkb:Sandra_Feldman
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:AFL–CIO
gptkbp:president gptkb:Randi_Weingarten
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:National_Education_Association
gptkbp:represents teachers
healthcare professionals
higher education faculty
paraprofessionals
public employees
school-related personnel
gptkbp:taxStatus 501(c)(5)
gptkbp:type gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:website https://www.aft.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_Teachers_Los_Angeles_(UTLA)
gptkb:The_American_Association_of_University_Professors_(AAUP)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7