The Choice Channel

“The AFL-CIO said the National Education Assn., with 2.8 million members, would allow local affiliates to join the labor federation, which was hurt when major unions defected last year. Reg Weaver, president of the nation’s largest teachers union, said the partnership would give educators more muscle when they campaigned for candidates for local political office and advocated legislation. ‘This is about two organizations coming together to meet the needs of working families,’ Weaver said.” (02/28/06)