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- Randi Weingarten
Labor Day Message 2023

This message was sent as an email to AFT members and allies.This Labor Day, Americans are giving unions a thumbs-up. It’s not just the hot labor summer, it’s the union advantage — workers [Read More >>]

- Randi Weingarten
Reflections on the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom — and the work…

Reflections on the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom — and the work that remainsSixty years ago, our forebears marched for jobs and justice. For the promise of [Read More >>]

- Randi Weingarten
Real solutions for kids and communities

What are the carefree days of summer like for America’s teachers? Many may wonder as they plan their lessons whether topics they teach and books they offer students will get [Read More >>]

- Randi Weingarten
Wildfire Smoke Resources

This email was originally sent to AFT affiliate leaders.AFT Leaders,The air quality on the East Coast is hazardous. The smoke blowing in from wildfires in Canada engulfed New York yesterday, [Read More >>]

- Randi Weingarten
Thank you

Thank you.Thank you.Thank you.Educators learn early in our careers that it’s not what is said that counts, it’s what is heard. So I hope you hear the gratitude that Fedrick, [Read More >>]

From the AFT Voices Blog
- AFT
The trail to experiential learning

First day of school: My nametag tells you, and my students, that things don’t always have to be perfect.By Raphael BonhommeWhen I was in elementary school, the things that really stuck with me were the things that happened on the Oregon Trail. Well, not actually on the trail, but on that early [Read More ->>]

- AFT
5 things to know about Medicare drug pricing negotiations

iStock.com/Drazen ZigicIn 2006, Medicare began paying for older Americans’ prescription medicines if they enrolled in a Medicare Part D plan. More than 90 percent of Medicare recipients currently have access to drug coverage. Now, Medicare will have the ability to directly negotiate pricing with drug companies for the first time, [Read More ->>]

- AFT
What we’re doing about educator burnout

By Ray GaerChances are you work in a school district where you have seen a serious shortage in personnel. By now, many educators and school support staff have left education out of frustration, exhaustion or both. These past few years have been extraordinarily challenging.COVID-19 hit public education in waves, each bringing [Read More ->>]

- Randi Weingarten
Labor Day Message 2023

This message was sent as an email to AFT members and allies.This Labor Day, Americans are giving unions a thumbs-up. It’s not just the hot labor summer, it’s the union advantage — workers who join together in unions have higher pay, better benefits, safer workplaces and more voice on the job than nonunion [Read More ->>]

- AFT
Defying the conventional notion of retirement

At 94, Ulysses Floyd continues to do the work of the union.For many, retirement is a chance to escape the daily grind and savor the joys of life that might have taken a backseat during their working years. However, for some, retirement is not a destination; it’s merely a checkpoint in [Read More ->>]