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Fairfax County delivers a powerful message: Literacy is a right More than 2,000 people showed up early on a gray Saturday morning in Lorton, Va , to take their pick of 30,000 brand-new, curated, free books, courtesy of the Fairfax County Federation of Teachers and the AFT’s Reading Opens the World initiative The books, which were complemented by Legos, popcorn and arts and crafts, underscored a simple belief: Literacy is a right, not a privilege, and
More than 27,500 Fairfax County (Va. ) Education Workers Overwhelmingly . . . FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va —Fairfax County Federation of Teachers President David Walrod, AFT President Randi Weingarten and FCFT board member Fran Lewandoski issued statements after Fairfax Education Unions, an alliance between the FCFT and the Fairfax Education Association, won two landmark union elections today, the largest U S public sector union victory in 25 years
National and Local Education Leaders React to Tentative Contract . . . WASHINGTON—Educators and support staff in Fairfax County, home to Virginia’s largest school district, have reached a historic tentative agreement with the Fairfax County Public Schools, for the first time in half a century Fairfax Education Unions and Fairfax County Public Schools announced the tentative contract agreement today after a several months-long process and close to four months
Massive education union emerges in Virginia | American Federation of . . . A powerhouse of 27,500 education workers has unionized in Fairfax County, Va , to create the new Fairfax Education Unions, an alliance between the Fairfax County Federation of Teachers and the Fairfax Education Association Announced June 10, the new AFT affiliate marks the largest U S public sector union victory in 25 years, posing a bold challenge to Virginia’s reputation as a right-to
A giant step for collective bargaining in Virginia A statewide push led by educators and allies last fall succeeded in turning Virginia blue And now that our AFT affiliates in Fairfax County, Hampton and Norfolk have joined with union allies in a statewide effort, new pro-union legislation has passed the Virginia House of Delegates and gone to the state Senate for consideration H B 582 would allow state and local public sector employees
A Message to Our Students from America’s Educators We teach to prepare our young people for their future—hopefully, for a better future We teach to impart skills and knowledge We nurture and support our students to help them build relationships and resilience We teach them to dream To think To engage To act To make a difference To lead
Mass mobilization training fires up higher ed members AFT members were hungry for action at the mass mobilization training held at AFT headquarters May 9, where leaders from our higher ed affiliates gathered to build skills that will meet the moment As resistance continues to build against the Trump administration’s harmful actions, participants learned how to use all the tools of the movement to grow the fight to protect our communities—and
In Address to Union, AFT’s Weingarten Champions Real Solutions for a . . . HOUSTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten, addressing more than 3,500 delegates at the union’s 88th biennial convention Monday, laid out an expansive election-year vision for American progress, freedom and democracy during unprecedented political times And she announced that the AFT’s membership had topped 1 8 million, a historic milestone stemming from the union’s relentless focus on