May 24, 2019

Yesterday, 15 TAUP members attended a town hall with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, candidate for the Democratic nomination for the presidency. Prior to the meeting, Steve Newman and Jennie Shanker, TAUP’s president and vice president, were able to meet with her briefly. She thanked TAUP for its work, and we thanked her for her strong support for labor unions and education, including her plans for free college and releasing students from the crushing burden of student debt.

Prior to the meeting, Steve Newman and Jennie Shanker, TAUP’s president and vice president, were able to meet with her briefly.

During the town hall, she talked about how she would pay for her proposals and her commitment to appointing a public school teacher as Secretary of Education, a welcome change from Betty DeVos, the current head of the Department of Education. During the Q and A, Olena Mishchuk, a TAUP member and an adjunct in biology, asked Sen. Warren questions about her approach the Supreme Court as well as U.S. policy toward Ukraine.

This town hall was the fifth that AFT has held with those seeking the Democratic nomination for President, and it is part of of #AFTvotes 2020.You can view other town halls on the AFT Facebook page (@AFTunion), and for more information on our national union’s approach to the upcoming Presidential election, visit the website.