Union Network International (UNI), a global group of unions representing millions of workers is having its world Congress in Chicago this week. President Joe Hansen, of the UFCW, is also the president of UNI.

At the conference, Fred Van Leeuwen, the general secretary of Education International (www.ei-ie.org), a global union federation with 348 member organizations in 166 countries representing more than 29 million teachers, endorsed your “Send Wal-Mart Back to School” campaign.

Mr. Van Leeuwen, said, “Because Wal-Mart is now trying to export its failing policies of lower wages and benefits, we are pledging to stand with WakeUpWalMart.com to teach Wal-Mart an important lesson - no matter where you go in the world you have to do the right thing and be a responsible corporation.”

In other news, Wal-Mart has now launched an entire website responding to your campaign. Wal-Mart continues to attack America’s teachers, rather than respond to the horrible message Wal-Mart is sending our children. Wal-Mart wants people to send letters to the editor, so please help us send letters to the editor (you can even use their website!) telling the American people and your community why Wal-Mart is failing our country and what citizens can do to change it.

Check out Wal-Mart’s new website here: www.walmartforteachers.com