Jill Levy

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Jill Levy is a former American union leader and schoolteacher.

Levy grew up in New York City, where she later became a schoolteacher and joined the American Federation of School Administrators (AFSA). She created a city-wide program to provide mentoring to supervisors who asked for professional help. In 2000, she was elected as president of the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators, the AFSA's largest local. [1] [2]

Levy won election as president of the AFSA in 2006. In the role she promoted the Employee Free Choice Act, and ensured the union played a leading role in the Labor 2008 campaign. She also won election as a vice-president of the AFL-CIO. She retired in 2009. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jill Levy". AFL-CIO. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  2. "CITY PRINCIPALS UNION CHIEF TO RETIRE". New York Daily News. October 20, 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
Trade union offices
Preceded by
Donald Singer
President of the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators
20002006
Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the American Federation of School Administrators
20062009
Succeeded by