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- About Us - American Federation of Teachers
AFTThe AFT, an affiliate of the AFL-CIO, was founded in 1916 and today represents 1 8 million members in more than 3,000 local affiliates nationwide
- AFT - American Federation of Teachers - A Union of Professionals
AFT President Randi Weingarten high-fives with a child in Pittsburgh on the final day of the "Fighting for Public Education” Bus Tour
- AFT Sues U. S. Department of Education, Demands Justice for Student Loan . . .
“By effectively freezing the nation’s student loan system, the new administration seems intent on making life harder for working people, including for millions of borrowers who have taken on student debt so they can go to college,” said AFT President Randi Weingarten “The former president tried to fix the system for 45 million Americans, but the new president is breaking it again
- Protect Our Kids | American Federation of Teachers - aft. org
The Trump administration wants to make painful cuts to education and healthcare in order to slash taxes for billionaires The administration’s plan to “block grant” federal education programs and gut the U S Department of Education would rob 26 million students living in poverty of critical services and 7 5 million students with disabilities of special education support
- Member Benefits - American Federation of Teachers
Our Mission The AFT is a union of professionals that champions fairness; democracy; economic opportunity; and high-quality public education, healthcare and public services for our students, their families and our communities
- AFT Convention 2024 - American Federation of Teachers
AFT’s Weingarten on Vice President Kamala Harris’ speech to union members; New AFT Pension Report Calls Out Private Equity Firms’ Labor Practices
- Nurses and health professionals - American Federation of Teachers
Healthcare and social service workers are nearly five times more likely to be assaulted at work than the rest of our workforce Thankfully, U S Representative Joe Courtney and Senator Tammy Baldwin have introduced the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H R 2531 S 1232)
- AFT’s Weingarten on the Passage of the Social Security Fairness Act
WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after the Social Security Fairness Act passed the Senate, capping a decades-long fight for retirement justice for educators, nurses, firefighters, first responders and other public employees: “Today, justice was finally done for the millions of American workers who dedicated their lives to serving the public but had
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