‘Democracy Under Attack’: Teachers Union Convention Backs Progressivism, Endorses Kamala Harris
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‘Democracy Under Attack’: Teachers Union Convention Backs Progressivism, Endorses Kamala Harris

Aaron Withe

The American Federation of Teachers’ 88th National Convention centered not on workplace conditions or the resolution of deep issues rampant throughout the nation’s classrooms but underscored the union’s longstanding devotion to progressive politics, culminating in a resounding endorsement of presidential candidate Kamala Harris.

The convention, which hosts AFT delegates from across the nation to vote on resolutions which guide the union’s internal operations for the year ahead, was markedly partisan as the infamously progressive union preps its members for election season.

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