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We regret to announce that the AFT NHP Professional Issues Conference has been postponed until further notice.
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Nurses and Healthcare News
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10/14/2020
‘Democracy is on the ballot’
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10/09/2020
AFT town hall focuses on confronting the climate crisis
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10/08/2020
AFT Votes bus tour is ridin’ with Biden
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09/30/2020
AFT launches multistate get-out-the-vote bus tour
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09/24/2020
After wildfires rage, OSEA members help their communities rise from the ashes
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09/10/2020
The virtues of going virtual: Scranton educators work toward quality remote learning this fall
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09/09/2020
Faculty launch new union campaign at Philly’s University of the Arts
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09/09/2020
Weingarten: ‘We need a Senate that does what people need’
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Nurses and health professionals of the AFT speak to the issues that matter on our blog.
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RT @AFTunion: .@AFTCT president @hochadel_jan spoke about how educators are focused on mental health as students return to the classroom: h…
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RT @OregonNurses: "We know it’s not over, we’ve had a brief lull in our vigilance, so nurses like myself and my colleagues in the ER are ve…
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Along with our friends at @YoungInvincible, we want to remind you to #GetCovered by August 15th! If you or someon… t.co/QU0iYMD0H7
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Where we work, learn and go to heal can have an enormous impact on our health and well-being. Learn more about health and safety in the workplace, and download our informational material.