American Federation Of Teachers Launches Ad Campaign To Support The HEROES Act
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has launched an ad campaign telling people to urge their Senators to pass the HEROES Act. The influential teachers’ union is spending $1 million to support the legislation passed by House Democrats.
“We must fund our public schools and community services,” the ad’s narrator says. “We can’t afford to forfeit our future.”
Entitled “Essential,” the ad shows teachers and a food service worker while asking who is considered essential workers in this time. It asks viewers how states can safely reopen without teachers.
The ad will be airing in 30-second and 15-second versions for two weeks on Facebook, CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News. AFT is targeting 10 states—Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, Maine, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia—and Washington, DC.
“If the HEROES Act fails to pass, and states and schools don’t get the support they need to reopen safely, then they’ll stay shut and the economy will stall—it’s that simple,” AFT President Randi Weingarten said in a statement. CONTINUE READING: American Federation Of Teachers Launches Ad Campaign To Support The HEROES Act
