Teachers' Unions Pull Out Stops for Gore
More than 500 delegates from the nation’s two main teachers’ unions have spent much of the Democratic National Convention cheering on the party’s presidential and vice presidential candidates, as well as their own leadership.
National Education Association President Bob Chase addressed the gathering from the convention podium early Wednesday evening, and Sandra Feldman, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, was scheduled to speak Thursday afternoon.
In addition, all through the four-day-long meeting in Los Angeles, the unions— both longtime allies of the Democratic Party—have sponsored activities aimed at energizing their members about Vice President Al Gore and U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, D-Conn., the party’s nominees for...
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