WASHINGTON, D.C. – Several members of the National Education Association are joining their counterparts in the American Federation of Teachers in pushing back against an attempt by union leadership to endorse Hillary Clinton for president.

The NEA brass is moving quickly to endorse Clinton in an apparent move to shore up Big Labor support for Hillary’s wobbling campaign.

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“After months of interactions with the three candidates who chose to participate in our process [Clinton, Martin O’Malley and Bernie Sanders], certain things became clear,” reads an email from the union, Politico reports.

“Clinton is the best positioned candidate to win both the Democratic primary and general election. She has unmatched organizational strength, ground game, and fundraising ability to defeat the candidate of the Koch brothers.”

Clinton and Sanders both received an “A” rating from the union while O’Malley was once named the union’s “Governor of the Year.”

Nonetheless, leaders want Hillary.

But it may be a different story among the rank-and-file.

The Sweetwater Education Association, an NEA affiliate in California, polled its members to see if the national union should endorse Clinton.

As of 6:30 p.m. Wednesday night, an overwhelming 84 percent of them responded “no.” It’s unclear how many members voted.

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“Despite scouring the Internet, not a single article or blog praising a NEA endorsement of Clinton could be located,” the union’s newsletter editor notes in its latest release.

Several blogging union members are also disputing the union’s rush for an early endorsement.

Heather Poland calls the NEA a “sell out.”

“I was excited to learn that as a California State Delegate I would be able to participate in the conference call with CTA and Lily Eskelsen Garcia about the imminent primary endorsement of Hillary Clinton,” she wrote at A Teacher’s Perspective on September 26th.

“I, as many colleagues, am upset that this is a possibility. I emailed my NEA board reps, many of whom agreed with me.”

Steven Singer writes, “The largest labor union in the United States may be about to endorse Hillary Clinton for President without a poll of its membership.”

He adds at Gadfly On The Wall, “The decision would be made by a handful of leaders and the PAC council.”

The Sanders campaign is also crying foul.

“There was recently a phone interview that was arranged for Secretary Clinton with their board of directors,” campaign official tells Politico. “That was never offered to us.”

The NEA endorsement could come as early as October 2nd.

Back in July, the AFT — the smaller of the two national unions — endorsed Clinton.

One member estimated .04 percent of members were surveyed before the union made an endorsement decision.

New York City teacher Arthur Goldstein told Common Dreams, “…AFT Link says they used telephone town halls and a web-based survey, I didn’t even know existed.”

Mary Ahern calls the endorsement “B.S.”

Phil Soreneson tweeted to AFT president Rhonda “Randi” Weingarten, “glad I’m NEA, u don’t speak for me, u just made teachers’ look politically inept. Thanks for nothing,” according to Common Dreams.