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American Federation of Teachers<\/a> (AFT) President Randi Weingarten promoted a nationwide back-to-school boycott of retail giant Target over the weekend because the company had not condemned ICE operations in Minnesota \u2014 the location of its headquarters \u2014 prompting criticism from education advocates and a call for federal scrutiny.<\/p>\n

“We gave Target ample time to stand with the communities in which they operate and help their neighbors, but its silence about federal immigration abuses has been deafening,” Weingarten said<\/a> in a statement.<\/p>\n

“The issue could not be more pressing: Seven months since the murders of Alex Pretti and Ren\u00e9e Good, masked ICE agents are still in our streets, our schools and our communities, terrorizing families in the name of Donald Trump\u2019s illegal and immoral assault on immigrants striving for their American Dream,” she continued. “That\u2019s why we\u2019re urging our members to avoid Target and patronize more ethical shopping alternatives this back-to-school season.”<\/p>\n

Weingarten also shared a video on Instagram<\/a>, where she directed families to the AFT\u2019s “Shop Smart, Not Target” website<\/a>, which maps local back-to-school shopping alternatives. The organization launched the campaign Wednesday after sending Target CEO Michael Fiddelke letters in February and March.<\/p>\n

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Corey DeAngelis, a Heritage Foundation research fellow, told Fox News Digital Sunday that using the organization\u2019s pension influence against Target raised fiduciary concerns and warranted a federal investigation.<\/p>\n

“This partisan war on Target smells like a breach of fiduciary duty given that AFT members\u2019 pension funds own 6.79 million shares of Target stock, which Weingarten has already leveraged to pressure the company into opposing ICE,” he said. “The Department of Justice should open an investigation into the AFT using their pension funds and political influence to bully companies into falling in line with their socialist agenda.”<\/p>\n

“Urging educators and families to avoid Target is not an appropriate use of the union\u2019s resources or influence,” he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This isn’t the AFT’s first time batting against the retail giant.<\/p>\n

DeAngelis also supplied Fox News Digital with a chart tracking Target\u2019s closing share price<\/a> against several AFT actions, including Weingarten\u2019s letters and the organization\u2019s March boycott resolution.<\/p>\n

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Sonja Shaw, a candidate for California superintendent of public instruction and Chino Valley Unified School District board president, told Fox News Digital on Sunday that labor leaders were prioritizing political power while students continued to struggle academically.<\/p>\n

“Teachers\u2019 unions are supposed to fight for teachers. Instead, union leadership has become a political machine obsessed with money, power and influence while our children continue to fall behind,” she said. “In California, more than half our students are not proficient in basic reading and math. When a system produces those results year after year, that isn\u2019t success. That\u2019s education malpractice<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

California’s latest statewide assessments<\/a> showed 48.8% of students met or exceeded English language arts standards and 37.3% met or exceeded math standards.<\/p>\n

The AFT’s March resolution<\/a> explicitly called the effort a boycott and urged its 1.8 million members, families and allies to avoid Target until the company stood with the Twin Cities.<\/p>\n

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DeAngelis\u2019 request followed Sen. Eric Schmitt\u2019s, R-Missouri, July appeal<\/a> for the Labor Department to investigate whether AFT leaders coordinated with retirement-plan fiduciaries to use members\u2019 assets for political objectives.<\/p>\n

House lawmakers separately demanded answers<\/a> about reports that member dues helped finance Weingarten\u2019s book, “Why Fascists Fear Teachers,” while she received royalties.<\/p>\n

Teachers spend an average of $895 of their own money every year on supplies their students need, according to a 2025 teacher spending survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital reached to the AFT, DHS, ICE and Target for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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