The AFL-CIO and the nation's largest teachers union, the National Education Association, announced a partnership Monday that could help the labor federation regain some of the clout it lost when several unions defected last year. The hope is that the AFL-CIO will give teachers more muscle when they campaign for political candidates and push legislation.
See "AFL-CIO Announces Partnership With NEA", Elliot Spagat, San Francisco Chronicle, February 26, 2006