Saturday, April 08, 2000
Mooney will head state teachers union
BY JAMES PILCHER
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati Federation of Teachers president Tom Mooney won the presidency of a state teachers organization on Friday, winning by default when no one was nominated to run against him.
The election was held at the Ohio Federation of Teachers convention in Cuyahoga Falls, and means that Mr. Mooney will be moving to Columbus after 21 years of leading Cincinnati's 3,800-member teachers union.
“I hope to increase OFT's visibility and influence in the state and draw more attention to the needs of the school districts we represent,” said Mr. Mooney, 45, who was sworn in Friday. “Ohio's current education policy is a study in contradictions.”
Mr. Mooney, a former social studies teacher, will resign his Cincinnati post in mid-May, triggering a special election before the end of the school year.
The winner will serve the remainder of Mr. Mooney's current term, which expires in May 2001.
Mr. Mooney replaces Ron Marec, a former teacher from Brecksville who served as Ohio Federation of Teachers president for 22 years.
“Ron Marec has made the OFT a credible statewide organization,” said Mr. Mooney, who made about $68,000 in his local position, and will be paid a base salary of $56,000, plus a supplementary salary yet to be determined. “These are big shoes to fill.”
In addition to serving as an executive vice president of the American Federation of Teachers, Mr. Mooney has served on the Ohio federation's executive committee for 18 years.
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