AFT President Randi Weingarten To Get on AFT Bus for Obama

WASHINGTON – The American Federation of Teachers’ all-out effort to help Barack Obama win the presidency continues with a set of wheels and a microphone—AFT President Randi Weingarten will board a bus later this month to meet with AFT members in critical battleground states.

“We’re dealing with the culmination of eight years of bad decisions that have affected all areas of daily life,” Weingarten said. “We desperately need Barack Obama’s agenda to strengthen the economy, close the achievement gap, reduce college tuition, make healthcare accessible and affordable, and stop the neglect of public services that Americans count on.”

The tentative itinerary for the Oct. 30 - Nov. 1 AFT bus tour includes Detroit, Mich.; Toledo, Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio; and Pittsburgh, Pa. Activities will include various rallies, meetings and other events with AFT members. Local community leaders and elected officials will be invited to join President Weingarten and participate in these AFT events. Specifics will be finalized next week. Reporters are welcome to join Weingarten on the bus.

Weingarten has previously joined with AFT members to campaign for Obama in Colorado, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and Missouri, and is scheduled to travel to Virginia, Florida, Wisconsin and Minnesota before the bus tour rolls out.

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