LOMBARDO: Teachers' Union Head Under Fire For Trying To Use Pension Funds For Left-Wing Political Goals

LOMBARDO: Teachers' Union Head Under Fire For Trying To Use Pension Funds For Left-Wing Political Goals

The second-largest teachers’ union in the U.S. may be using pensions to advance its political agenda, an education watchdog suggests. The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has advocated for fossil fuel divestments, pro-DEI boycotts and other pressure campaigns, Consumers’ Research told acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling in a letter Wednesday. The letter requests an investigation into whether AFT is ... Read more The post LOMBARD…

Watchdog Calls for Federal Investigation into Teachers Union After Pension Funds Used for Leftist Politics

A government watchdog group is urging the Department of Labor to investigate whether one of the nation’s largest teachers' unions is using its influence over public pension funds to advance leftist political and ideological priorities rather than focusing solely on the financial interests of retirees.