A wakeup call, not a boycott

REG WEAVER - The Boston Globe: "MICHAEL REITZ is not the first to characterize the National Education Association as supporting a boycott of Wal-Mart (''Why target Wal-Mart?" op ed, Aug 16). This is just not true. The NEA, which represents 2.7 million educators, voted to support the ''Wake Up Wal-Mart" campaign to educate its members about the retailing giant's antiworker practices and how its profits are used for anti-public education activities. The effort is about educating, not boycotting: Consumers are simply reminded that when they shop, they have choices about where to spend their money.

REG WEAVER, President
National Education Association, Washington, D.C."