By Meg Veal
Correspondent
CLEVELAND, Tenn. — A former school cafeteria worker who has become one of the nation’s highest-ranking labor leaders will be the guest speaker tonight at a joint retirement banquet hosted by the Cleveland and Bradley County education associations.
Lily Eskelsen, an elementary teacher from Utah, is vice president of the National Education Association.
“Having Lily Eskelsen here as a part of the recognition is incredible,” said Nikki Matunas, president of the Cleveland association. “I believe having her speak will give Cleveland a better idea of NEA and what it does and can do for education.”