Shuler: 'Labor movement is absolutely devastated' by another school shooting
Message from President Liz Shuler |
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Texas AFL-CIO: ‘Our Hearts Are Broken’ |
The Texas AFL-CIO reacted to the news of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Our hearts are broken—yet again,” the state federation said on Tuesday. “Fourteen children and a teacher at Robb Elementary in Uvalde died today, reportedly at the hands of an 18-year-old shooter. Unspeakable tragedy, repeated endlessly. We mourn in solidarity with Uvalde.” News outlets are reporting that as of today, the death count has risen to include 19 students and two teachers. |
AFT President Weingarten Horrified by Elementary School Shooting That Killed Students and Teachers in Texas |
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten responded to the mass shooting that took the lives of at least 21 people, including 19 young students and two teachers, at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday: “Within the span of a week, our country has witnessed two mass shootings, the gunning down of innocent people in what should be our community’s safest spaces. As we await further details, some things are clear: These are despicable acts of hatred designed to terrorize us all. The communities of Buffalo and now Uvalde will join a long list of places that will never be the same. Our hearts are with all of them. “Only in America do people go grocery shopping and get mowed down by a shooter with hate in his heart; only in this country are parents not assured that their kids will be safe at school. “Gun violence is a cancer, and it’s one that none of us should tolerate for one single moment longer. We have made a choice to let this continue, and we can make a choice to finally do something—do anything—to put a stop to this madness.” |