Ann Twomey is a left-of-center labor leader who founded and was previously president of the Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE), a labor union in New Jersey and Pennsylvania that claims to represent health care workers. Twomey also worked as a vice president for the left-of-center American Federation of Teachers (AFT), one of the largest labor unions in the United States. 9
Twomey is a vice president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), one of the largest and most political labor unions in the United States. She is a member of the AFT Human Rights and Community Relations Committee, a group within AFT that researches and releases left-of-center press releases on issues such as immigration, race, and gender. 5 “Message from HPAE President Ann Twomey on the Presidential Election: Our Rights At Risk.” Ann Twomey, HPAE. Accessed August 21, 2021. https://www.hpae.org/2016/11/message-hpae-president-ann-twomey-presidential-election-rights-risk/