AFT Public Employees 2008 Compensation Survey
Salaries for state government professionals registered a modest 2.4 percent increase from 2007 to 2008, according to the ninth annual AFT Public Employees Compensation Survey. The increase was less than the inflation rate, 4 percent, and significantly less than the previous year’s 5.7 percent increase. The survey also shows that most state employees earn far less than their private sector counterparts.
Government and the Common Good
Delegates to the AFT convention in Chicago unanimously adopted this resolution on upholding the fundamental mission and purpose of government and ensuring that we have the public structures necessary to keep America prospering for generations to come.
New AFT president vows to build on union's great traditions
The August/September 2008 issue of Public Employee Advocate spotlights the new slate of national officers, elected by delegates at the national convention in July. Also featured in this issue is the collective bargaining process, giving public employees input in workplace decisions.











