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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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08/19/2020
Weingarten joins labor leaders celebrating 100 years of voting
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08/13/2020
Digital sit-in challenges Sen. McConnell to stop holding the HEROES Act hostage
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08/12/2020
‘In the AFT, we encourage voting—our country’s future depends on it’
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07/30/2020
AFT delegates pass a raft of bold, progressive resolutions
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07/30/2020
Americans are on the brink of historic change, Biden tells convention
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07/30/2020
Honoring Diane Ravitch and stoking the fight for public education
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07/30/2020
AFT honors a longtime champion of public education
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07/30/2020
Lin-Manuel Miranda on the arts, teaching and our democracy
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Nurses and health professionals of the AFT speak to the issues that matter on our blog.
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As we wrap up #NPHW, let’s thank all the healthcare workers getting everyone vaccinated! This is one of the greates… t.co/wd2GiyNMF8
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RT @AFTunion: AFT is proud to support @RepMaloney's bill to provide student loan relief for our healthcare members fighting COVID. Mental h…
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RT @AFTunion: A STRONG care infrastructure - care services, jobs, and businesses - is an investment in an economy that benefits EVERYONE.…
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RT @AFTunion: “As cliché as it sounds, collectively we need to take life one day at a time right now.” t.co/wPZdZNFkaB
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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.