Teachers Unions Spend Big To Support Liberal Causes
In the 2020 election cycle, the two biggest teachers unions donated $59 million to various outside groups — 100 percent of whom were Democrats or advocates of progressive causes.
A conservative government watchdog group says America’s teachers unions are now spending more of their members’ dues on Democratic and so-called progressive political causes than they are on traditional activities such as recruiting, organizing, and professional development for teachers.
The Florida-based Government Accountability Institute says it reviewed annual reports required of the unions by the Department of Labor and concluded that the two largest unions — the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association — spent more than twice as much on “political activities and lobbying” in 2021, or $66 million, than they did on “representational” issues, or $32 million.
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