Two prominent Democratic National Committee members who head major labor unions resigned from the organization, pointing to disagreements with its chairman, Ken Martin, in their resignation letters.
Randi Weingarten, the influential leader of the American Federation of Teachers, and Lee Saunders, president of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, refused to continue as at-large members of the DNC.
A DNC member told the Washington Examiner that Weingarten’s exit came after she supported Ben Wikler, outgoing chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, over Martin, former chairman of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, in this year’s chairship race.
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“She worked hard for his opponent. Martin then did not reappoint her to the Rules and Bylaws Committee. I think that was
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