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Tue Aug 4, 2015, 09:50 AM Aug 2015

AFT Members Voice Their Support For Hillary Clinton In Latest AFT VIDEO

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AFT Members Voice Their Support For Hillary Clinton In Latest AFT VIDEO



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AFT Members Voice Their Support For Hillary Clinton In Latest AFT VIDEO
By Matt Murray | August 1, 2015 | American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Elections, First In the Nation Primary, Politics, Union
(image Keith Kissel FLIKR)

(image Keith Kissel FLIKR)

A few weeks back, the American Federation of Teachers announced their overwhelming support of Secretary Hillary Clinton for President of United States.................



On the heels of the American Federation of Teachers’ endorsement of Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination for president, she addressed nearly 2,000 educators via video at the AFT’s biennial TEACH conference in Washington, D.C.
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Though some have criticized AFT’s early endorsement, the process was highly democratic. AFT used scientific polling, online and over the phone, to connect with over 1 million of their 1.7 million members. 79% of the one million members reached wanted AFT to endorse Hillary Clinton.

Yesterday, AFT released this video highlighting real members at their recent TEACH convention personally endorsing Hillary Clinton for President. Each member points to a specific moment of event that helped them decide that they were “ready for Hillary.”



All of the members highlighted Hillary Clinton’s strong understand of the issues facing teachers in the classroom, their rights as union members, and helping to rebuild a strong middle class.......
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