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A Conversation with Paul Egan - Educator, Unionist and former UFT Political Director

A Conversation with Paul Egan - Educator, Unionist and former UFT Political Director

Update: 2025-01-12

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Daniel interviews veteran educator, unionist and former political director of the United Federation of Teachers, Paul Egan. We discuss his nearly ten year tenure as the United Federation of Teachers' political director -- from the Bloomberg and Cuomo years to the De Blasio years. Egan dispels the tabloid controversies.

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A Conversation with Paul Egan - Educator, Unionist and former UFT Political Director

A Conversation with Paul Egan - Educator, Unionist and former UFT Political Director

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