A few weeks before the midterm elections—and a few months after Hungarian voters ousted their country’s longtime authoritarian prime minister—an AFT delegation traveled to Hungary to answer two questions: How did Hungarians oust an authoritarian leader, and could Americans do the same?

Fall AFT Health Care on tackling the affordability crisis—starting with medical debt.

The Fall 2026 American Educator explores the roots of the affordability crisis—and what we can do about it.

Lawsuit argues that the federal government is intimidating voters and chilling civic participation, violating the Voting Rights Act

As America Heads Back to School, a Third of Educators Say They’re Likely to Leave the Profession in the Next Year

Target won’t stand with the Twin Cities. We won’t stand at Target.

To bring attention to the brutal cuts to the federal student loan system after the Big Ugly Bill went into effect, a broad coalition of labor unions, consumer protection groups, students, borrower advocates and civil rights organizations launched the One Big Bill campaign.

Nearly a year has passed since President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, also known as the Big Ugly Bill, into law; a recent report identifies hundreds of hospitals at heightened risk of closure and reduced services due to cuts imposed by the measure.

The 2026 AFT Convention concludes by looking ahead.

In May, a delegation from the CFT, the California affiliate of the AFT, arrived in London to the city’s iconic images: Big Ben, Westminster Abbey and the gothic spires of Parliament. But what felt most familiar was not the skyline. It was the struggle.