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AFT launches massive national campaign to fund public education
The AFT’s long-time advocacy for public schools has just been turbo-charged, with a sweeping, multi-pronged campaign to fund the future of American public education. Amid the continuing wave of teacher...
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The AFT calls for freedom to teach
AFT President Randi Weingarten today delivered a major address on the crisis hollowing out the teaching profession—massive disinvestment in public education and deprofessionalization. In her speech at...
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Early childhood support requires adequate staffing
Some of education’s biggest problems come with its littlest students. At a working breakfast for paraprofessionals in prekindergarten, early childhood and Head Start, members swapped strategies for...
View ArticleAuthor boosts book give-away for thousands in hurricane-hit Houston
This week, author Alane Adams wrapped up her whirlwind tour of 13 schools in Houston where she gave away more than 8,000 books to schools and students impacted by Hurricane Harvey. She also donated...
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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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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Last Day to Resign from District without Penalty
The last day for any employee to resign his/her position with a Dallas ISD contract is Friday, July 5, 2019. This date meets the requirement of the law for not continuing in or accepting a position...
View Article2019-2020 Budget Passes Including a $57.6 million Compensation Package
At the June 27, 2019 regular school board meeting, attendees sat through 2 ½ hours of three minute speeches from speakers on agenda and non-agenda items. A majority of the presentations were about the...
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Weingarten: Educators must save democracy
“Teachers have always had power,” AFT President Randi Weingarten told the crowd at the TEACH opening plenary Thursday afternoon. “We need to own our power. And we need to build our power so we can move...
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AFT members dive into candidate endorsement process
As the presidential elections inch closer and the field of candidates gets more and more competitive, AFT members are engaging, parsing campaign platforms, asking questions of the candidates, and...
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How the teacher shortage could turn into a crisis
In her latest column appearing in the New York Times, AFT President Randi Weingarten writes about the looming teacher shortage our public schools face and how we can address the challenge before it...
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Alliance/AFT Office Hours
Our office is currently open Mondays - Thursdays, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm. All staff are working remotely on Fridays. Members needing assistance must call and make an appointment to be seen...
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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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Parents want safe, welcoming, well-funded public schools
Three in four public school parents say the public schools their children attend provide them with an excellent or good education, and 79 percent of parents are satisfied with their children's public...
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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...
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 ArticleHelpful Resources for You
Check out the information and links below to answer questions, meet some of your needs for online learnng, and keep up with what is happening.The following links come from TEA via Texas AFT:TEA...
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Union Office Closed June 29th - July 3rd
The Alliance office is closed June 29th - July 3rd. We will reopen on Monday, July 6th at 9:00 am. Please enjoy a great week and stay in, be well and take care.
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‘Back to school’ like never before
In her September New York Times column, AFT President Randi Weingarten says that going back to school has never looked like it does now. Weingarten explains that because of President Donald Trump’s...
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