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President Joe Biden has done what other presidents could have done, but only he has: cancel student debt for 4 million borrowers eligible for relief.
AFT supports real solutions like expanding community schools, which wrap services around schools and make them hubs for kids and families, talking mental health challenges, hunger, language barriers, healthcare and more.
President Joe Biden has just taken another broad swipe at student debt, recently announcing an array of policies that will reduce or eliminate student debt for millions of borrowers.
Carol Veach, a library associate and member of Worthington (Ohio) Public Libraries United, describes how the employees at her library got together to form a union, so they could add important benefits like paid parental leave―benefits that have improved morale, recruitment and retention.
Administration Steps Up to Deliver More Broad-Based Relief for Over 26 Million Additional Borrowers
The American Federation of Teachers executive council, the body representing the union’s 1.72 million educators, higher education professionals, healthcare workers and public employees, unanimously adopted an omnibus statement addressing the war in the Middle East and its impact on the United States.
AFT shows up for bilingual education
Scores of AFT leaders and members flocked to New Orleans March 28-30 for the National Association for Bilingual Education’s 53rd International Bilingual Education Conference, where our union ran no fewer than 18 workshops, headlined several featured sessions, offered a full day of parent engagement sessions and celebrated literacy with elementary school book giveaways that included author appearances and readings. The theme for the week: Bilingualism is a superpower.
How to tell the difference between good and bad stress
Many people are quick to assume that all stress is bad for you. However, this isn’t always the case.
AFT partners with Standing Together to work for peace
The war in Gaza has been devastating. Many AFT members who have ties to the Middle East and/or work in affected communities are also feeling the impact.
A strong and united front has formed to oppose the planned closure of Downstate Health Sciences University Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y. Healthcare professionals, community activists, elected state officials and labor leaders have made it clear that Downstate needs to stay open; but beyond these voices, the true testament is in the sentiments of community members.
Doctors at six Legacy Health hospitals in Oregon and Washington voted overwhelmingly to unionize; the vote was certified by the National Labor Relations Board Nov. 17.
Today, five Filipino immigrant nurses filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against their former employer, CommuniCare Family of Companies, to challenge the company’s use of training repayment agreement provisions (TRAPs) in the nurses’ employment contracts.
Flipping the board in Brentwood: Kevin Coyne and his members transformed their local into a political powerhouse
In May 2023, local union president and sixth-grade support specialist Kevin Coyne and the 1,500 members of the Brentwood Teachers Association on Long Island proved just what teachers and school staff can do when they see their students getting shortchanged: They achieved a school board composed entirely of pro-public school, pro-teacher allies.
White House celebrates progress on racial equity
The White House marked the one-year anniversary of President Biden’s second executive order for Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government at an event Feb. 14, with a gathering of Cabinet members and deputies who enumerated the successes of the last two years and pledged to continue their work making government resources more accessible, more equitably, to the people who need them most.
Class cancellations, pay gaps drive ongoing faculty strike
Adjunct faculty at Columbia College in Chicago are standing strong, entering week three of a strike that is holding administrators accountable for undervaluing faculty and harming students.
Union’s Governing Executive Council Votes Unanimously to Uphold Foundation of Democracy as Members and the College Communities They Serve Face Increasing Threats and Attacks