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Operation Agua will provide safe water to Puerto Ricans
Responding to the water crisis in Puerto Rico, the AFT; Operation Blessing International; the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; and the Hispanic Federation launched...
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Survey shows educators are feeling stressed out
A survey of nearly 5,000 educators released Oct. 30 by the AFT and the Badass Teachers Association shows that nearly two-thirds of educators usually feel stressed out, twice the level felt by workers...
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AFT-endorsed candidates won big on election night
The Nov. 7 election results were a clear and overwhelming rebuke of the fearmongering and race-baiting that embodies Trumpism, AFT President Randi Weingarten says.
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Operation Agua continues to provide lifeline to Puerto Ricans
Launched after Hurricane Maria made landfall six months ago, Operation Agua continues to serve as a lifeline for communities still without access to safe drinking water, and it is now more than 75...
View ArticleFrom east to west, new PSRP leaders step up
Current and future leaders of the AFT, together with President Randi Weingarten and Secretary-Treasurer Lorretta Johnson, headlined the inaugural PSRP Leadership Conference April 13-15 in St. Louis....
View Article10,000-plus workers want NLRB union election rules to be fair
Workers looking to join a union have used rules established by the National Labor Relations Board during the Obama years that streamlined the union election process, making it more transparent and...
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AFT and Puerto Rican unions agree to historic affiliation
Asociación de Maestros de Puerto Rico, the union representing more than 40,000 Puerto Rican educators; AMPR-Local Sindical; and the AFT signed a historic affiliation agreement that will strengthen...
View ArticleAFT Public Employees: The best is yet to come
Foreshadowing great things ahead, leaders of AFT Public Employees from across the country swapped stories of organizing successes, starting with the merger of Montana’s two largest public employees...
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Excessive fees are crushing workers' retirements
A new AFT report reveals billions in potential savings if pension funds slashed fees paid to Wall Street fund managers who invest in risky “alternative” assets such as hedge funds and private equity.
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Weingarten offers harsh critique of DeVos agenda
Educators, families and communities are in a David versus Goliath battle against powerful interests seeking to destroy public education and rip opportunity from children and families, AFT President...
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After Janus, we’re in it to win it
In a decision that surprised no one, the U.S. Supreme Court on June 27 ruled against working people and in favor of billionaires and corporate interests in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31, holding that...
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A Decade of Neglect
“A Decade of Neglect: Public Education Funding in the Aftermath of the Great Recession” details for the first time the devastating impact on schools, classrooms and students when states choose to...
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Struggling in a ‘strong’ economy
In her monthly New York Times column, AFT President Randi Weingarten highlights the massive gap between President Trump’s rhetoric and reality. While the well-to-do are doing very well in the current...
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AFT members are taking Navient to court
A class-action suit filed in federal court sets out serious allegations that student loan servicer Navient has misled borrowers in public service professions from accessing a loan forgiveness program...
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Our Conversation with Steven Spielberg
To commemorate the 25th anniversary and rerelease of “Schindler’s List,” Steven Spielberg joined AFT President Randi Weingarten to discuss the legacy of the movie, its impact on Holocaust education and...
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The AFT calls for an end to the government shutdown
This shutdown has plunged thousands of Americans, including many AFT members, into economic uncertainty and put critical services at risk. It’s time to end this pain being inflicted on American families.
View ArticleAFT members feel like political pawns in Trump shutdown
Many government employees already live paycheck to paycheck, without their government salary, it’s getting hard to feed their families.
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Strikes and shutdowns
In Los Angeles, UTLA members took to the picket lines because their schools are starved of resources. In Washington, D.C., President Trump has shut down the government to secure his border wall. In her...
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We can fight back against the private prison operators that fuel mass...
It’s time to divest from private prisons: The US incarcerates more prisoners than any other nation in the world - and private prisons profit. Our new report details how AFT members can encourage their...
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Never again
“A majority of American teens say they are worried about a shooting happening at their school. Let that sink in,” AFT President Randi Weingarten writes in her latest column for the New York Times....
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