National AFL-CIO Convention 7/25-29/05, 2005

AFL-CIO Convention Key Issues for AFT Delegates, noting AFT position on resolutions; letter from Westchester-Putnam Counties AFL-CIO Central Labor Body to Maria Neira, asking that NYSUT pay one-time extra month in dues to AFL-CIO so that delegates would be assured of ability to vote at convention, August 1, 2005; critical report of July 4, 2005, NEA convention, by the Education Intelligence Agency, forwarded to NYSUT officers, July 5, 2005; e-mail reports of NYSUT at AFL-CIO convention, July 24-28, 2005; update from AFT Legislation Department, "House Narrowly Approves CAFTA After Midnight Vote," July 28, 2005; AFT press release, "Statement by Edward J. McElroy, President, American Federation of Teachers, on CAFTA (Central American Free Trade Agreement): Wrong Rx for U.S. Economy and Workers," July 28, 2005