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Powerful teachers union influenced CDC on school reopenings, emails show
nypost ^ | 5/1/2021 | jan levine

Posted on 05/02/2021 3:51:04 PM PDT by bitt

The American Federation of Teachers lobbied the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on, and even suggested language for, the federal agency’s school-reopening guidance released in February.

The powerful teachers union’s full-court press preceded the federal agency putting the brakes on a full re-opening of in-person classrooms, emails between top CDC, AFT and White House officials show.

The emails were obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request by the conservative watchdog group Americans for Public Trust and provided to The Post.

The documents show a flurry of activity between CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, her top advisors and union officials — with Biden brass being looped in at the White House — in the days before the highly-anticipated Feb. 12 announcement on school-reopening guidelines.

“Thank you again for Friday’s rich discussion about forthcoming CDC guidance and for your openness to the suggestions made by our president, Randi Weingarten, and the AFT,” wrote AFT senior director for health issues Kelly Trautner in a Feb 1 email — which described the union as the CDC’s “thought partner.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Government
KEYWORDS: alreadyposted; anthonyfauci; cdc; coronavirus; corruption; qtard; reopen; schools; teachersunion; unions

1 posted on 05/02/2021 3:51:04 PM PDT by bitt
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To: Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; ...

dripdripdrip.....


2 posted on 05/02/2021 3:51:22 PM PDT by bitt (People who wonder if the glass is half empty or half full miss the point. The glass is refillable.)
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To: bitt

Science!


3 posted on 05/02/2021 3:54:26 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Ever notice no "champion of the working man" ever died of overwork?)
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To: bitt

Union school teachers care about themselves, numero uno, only.

Sham is they are given false credit for wanting to teach young minds.


4 posted on 05/02/2021 3:56:46 PM PDT by frank ballenger (End vote fraud, harvesting,non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorship or we are finished.)
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To: bitt

Also see:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3955691/posts


5 posted on 05/02/2021 3:57:21 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th (Get out of the matrix and get a real life.)
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To: bitt

The teachers needed time off so they could riot with ANTIFA.. And, by the way, get payed to do it..! :(


6 posted on 05/02/2021 4:00:34 PM PDT by unread (Joe....it's not the bill of needs....it's the bill of rights.)
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To: bitt

“even suggested language for, the federal agency”

I’m sure that is a very common practice.


7 posted on 05/02/2021 4:03:27 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: bitt
The CDC playing politics? And influenced by the AFT? I’m shocked. SHOCKED!
8 posted on 05/02/2021 4:09:38 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.d)
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To: bitt

Public Employee Unions are a health hazard to a Republic.


9 posted on 05/02/2021 4:14:04 PM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: frank ballenger

‘Sham is they are given false credit for wanting to teach young minds.’

suburban females think public school teachers walk on water; and like it or not, they are the most powerful and sought after voter block...


10 posted on 05/02/2021 4:17:22 PM PDT by IrishBrigade
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To: bitt

Here is a funny story.

Two married tenured college professors live two houses down.

Ever since the Michigan Psycho governor Herr Vhitmer the Insane locked us down last year, they have struggled.

Hardend Dems, they voted for her. Got what they deserved.

Their attention has turned to at least 3 hours of yard work each day.

They lost their identities because of who they voted for.

That taste alone should be the next epic intergalactic ice cream flavor.

They voted for Biden/Harris because why, they are the most educated retards to ever live.

Watching as they deteriorate mentally from their own decisions... well let’s just say my give a sht meter is pegged at 0.


11 posted on 05/02/2021 4:19:01 PM PDT by Eddie01
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https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/3955691/posts


12 posted on 05/02/2021 4:42:39 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Rummyfan

Federal agencies don’t really give a stuff about what the public thinks of them. What they care about is what their Congressional committees think about them. So, who was the AFT influencing in Congress, and what did said committee promise the CDC in exchange?


13 posted on 05/02/2021 4:43:16 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: bitt

They should be called the American Federation Against Students.


14 posted on 05/02/2021 5:16:01 PM PDT by beethovenfan (Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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To: bitt

Annnndddd......what will become of this revelation?


15 posted on 05/02/2021 5:18:58 PM PDT by Jane Long (America, Bless God....blessed be the Nation 🙏🏻🇺🇸)
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To: bitt

duhhhhh


16 posted on 05/02/2021 6:48:08 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true, I have no proof, but they're true !)
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