After five days, teachers’ union fundraiser earns $0

Published September 19, 2016 10:46pm ET



Maybe it’s due to poor promotion, or maybe it’s a hoax. But after five days, a fundraiser for the Newark Teachers Union has raised $0. As of 5:30 p.m. on Monday, a GoFundMe page for the union had zero donations since its creation on Sept. 14.

The union hasn’t promoted the fundraising page on its Facebook or dormant Twitter accounts, but the page has been shared 83 times on Facebook. The page says it was created by John Abeigon, who is listed on the union’s website as its president.

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