AFT Endorses Obama
15th July 2008
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The AFT endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for president during its national convention, where more than 3,000 delegates voted overwhelmingly to support Obama. AFT delegates also made history during this year's convention when they elected three women to hold the union's top offices, including Randi Weingarten as president.
Outgoing AFT President Edward McElroy says Obama is the right choice for educators and all working families.
Sen. Obama believes, as we do, that our leaders have a responsibility to build the economy, not on the backs of poor and middle-class Americans, but for the benefit and well-being of all. His plans—to replace NCLB with education law that truly helps schools, instead of hurts them; to ensure all Americans have access to affordable, high-quality healthcare; and to bring home American troops as soon as possible—will help usher in a new era of progress and opportunity.