Unions Cement Partnership To Work on Range of Projects
The National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers have gotten the go-ahead to forge an ongoing alliance to pool their advocacy efforts.
At separate meetings last month, leaders of the two teachers' unions approved a new "NEAFT Partnership" that will permit joint projects at the state, local, and national levels, ranging from education conferences to political and legal campaigns.
Some union leaders hope the initiative eases the way for an eventual merger by giving members more experience working with their counterparts in the other organization. But in the meantime, the collaboration could add to the considerable clout that the 2.6 million-member NEA and the 1 million member AFT already wield...
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