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Unions and the community are 'a natural coalition'
Solution-driven unionism may have been the overarching theme of the 2013 joint conference of the AFT Healthcare and AFT Public Employees divisions, but the importance of community engagement was the biggest takeaway message for the 450 AFT members and guests who gathered in Baltimore, April 25-27. Read more.
Send a message to Senate Appropriations Today: Give Early Educators the Right to Organize
Please click here to make sure Early Educators get their vote this year.
Early Educators have been working for three years to win the right to organize and negotiate with the state in order to improve early education for providers and the families they serve.
Support Early Educators. Send a Message to your State Senators
Please click here to send a message to your State Senators asking them to support Early Educators' right to organize a union and negotiate with the state.
The legislation is moving in the Senate and we need as many messages of support as possible!
AFT calls for moratorium on Common Core consequences
AFT president Randi Weingarten on April 30 called for a moratorium on assessment-driven sanctions tied to Common Core State Standards until solid implementation plans are embedded in schools and proven effective through a year or more of field testing.Read the complete article, including Common Core resources, and view a video of the speech.
Teachers support Common Core and moratorium on stakes
Three-quarters of public school teachers surveyed support the Common Core State Standards, yet just 27 percent said their district has provided them with the tools and resources necessary to teach the standards, according to the results of a new AFT poll.
Healing Our Healthcare System
In her latest column appearing in the New York Times, AFT president Randi Weingarten talks about the accomplishments to date of the Affordable Care Act, even in its early stages. And she discusses the vital role that nurses and healthcare workers—the AFT is one of the largest unions of nurses in the country—play in enhancing patient care and improving the healthcare system. Read Weingarten's column.