A North Carolina teachers union on Tuesday voted to join the national American Federation of Teachers in a bid to “be heard” by state lawmakers. The board of Professional Educators of North Carolina, an organization with 1,700 members across the state, voted unanimously in Charlotte to affiliate with the AFT, which has 1.8 million members and 3,870 active affiliates nationwide. As part of the move, PENC will now be rebranded as AFPENC: The American Federation of Professional Educators of North Carolina.
