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12/03/2020
AFT affiliates give Houston educators what they need: A voice
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11/25/2020
Philly’s University of the Arts says ‘Union Yes’
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11/09/2020
Finally—it’s President-elect Biden
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11/03/2020
Weingarten: ‘We are fighting to count every vote’
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11/03/2020
AFT Votes bus tour finishes with a flourish
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10/30/2020
‘Many Threads, One Fabric’: NYSUT and AFT weave together equity and inclusion
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10/30/2020
With voting underway, Harris says ‘the future is in our hands’
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10/28/2020
To win, we need to get people to the polls
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