Democrat. Free Trade Unionist. Teacher. President, United Federation of Teachers, and The American Federation of Teachers (1.4 million members) 1974-97. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980, 1996. Eponym of The Alber Shanker Award and the Albert Shanker Scholarship Program. Heritage: Russian-Jewish immigrants. Born: Lower East Side of Manhattan, NY. Cause of death: complications from bladder cancer. Place of death: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Was survived by his wife, four children: Carl of Gaithersburg, Md.; Adam of Mt. Vernon, N.Y.; Jennie of Philadelphia, and Michael of Tarrytown, N.Y.; and a sister, Pearl Harris, of Cleveland.
Democrat. Free Trade Unionist. Teacher. President, United Federation of Teachers, and The American Federation of Teachers (1.4 million members) 1974-97. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980, 1996. Eponym of The Alber Shanker Award and the Albert Shanker Scholarship Program. Heritage: Russian-Jewish immigrants. Born: Lower East Side of Manhattan, NY. Cause of death: complications from bladder cancer. Place of death: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Was survived by his wife, four children: Carl of Gaithersburg, Md.; Adam of Mt. Vernon, N.Y.; Jennie of Philadelphia, and Michael of Tarrytown, N.Y.; and a sister, Pearl Harris, of Cleveland.
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