In August 2020, Ryan Lomber, like so many students, struggled to manage multiple crises. Looking back on that time, she remembers feeling isolated because of the pandemic. She was trying to absorb the death of Breonna Taylor, then the murder of George Floyd. She was dealing with what she calls… [Read More ->>]
This Women’s History Month, the AFT celebrates both historical and contemporary commitments to women’s rights, gender equity and lifting up the contributions women have made since time immemorial — contributions that have often gone unrecognized.The AFT has always been deeply tied to women’s history. We represent individuals in two professions dominated by… [Read More ->>]
Getty Images/FG TradeBy Debbie WhiteThe staffing crisis has left healthcare on the brink of a collapse that will have dire consequences for the delivery of care. Frontline healthcare workers continue to migrate out of the profession at an alarming rate. We all know the answer is safe staffing.If we fail to… [Read More ->>]
Several years ago, The Atlantic ran a story whose headline made even me, a labor leader, scratch my head: “Union Membership: Very Sexy.” The gist was that higher wages, health benefits and job security — all associated with union membership — boost one’s chances of getting married. Belonging to a union doesn’t actually guarantee… [Read More ->>]
Photo credit: Getty ImagesBy Niky JonesAs a cardiac telemetry tech, it is my responsibility to constantly watch and interpret patients’ cardiac rhythms and respond at a moment’s notice if there is any change. We have gone from an average of 110 patients a day to 150 patients with only the same three… [Read More ->>]
Carol Gale, President
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Corey Moses, First Vice-President
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Stuart Beckford, Second Vice-President
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