The nation’s two largest teachers unions shelled out millions of their members’ dues on lobbying and other political initiatives, according to an August report by Americans for Fair Treatment, obtained first by the Daily Caller News Foundation.
During the 2021-2022 fiscal year, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) spent $35.7 million of members’ dues on politics, giving thousands to left-wing organizations such as Friends for Kathy Hochul, the Democratic New York governor’s campaign, and Media Matters for America, a media watchdog group, according to a report by Americans for Fair Treatment, a union watchdog. The National Education Association (NEA) spent $49.2 million of its members’ dues during the same time period on lobbying and political initiatives, donating thousands to Building Back Together, an organization that focuses on pushing Democratic President Joe Biden’s agenda, and March for Our Lives, a group that advocates for gun control. (RELATED: Unearthed Video Shows Teachers Union President Ranting And Raving On Stage, Calling Students ‘Our Babies’)
“NEA and AFT are tasked with advocating for teachers across the country, but instead they choose to…
