J Street, the left wing lobby that serves as the political home and voice for pro-Israel, pro-peace, pro-democracy Americans, named Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), to its board on Wednesday.
AFT is one of the nation’s most powerful labor unions. Weingarten, who is Jewish, has been accused of harming children by pushing for public schools to shutter during the COVID-19 pandemic. She has said her emphasis was on protecting teachers and students.
