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We mean business

A landmark lawsuit calls out the Trump administration for stripping protections from students at for-profit and career college programs.

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Member stories

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Fighting student debt

Five ways the AFT fights student debt, plus: a survey that invites you to join us.

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‘Union, yes!’

After two years of organizing, the University of New Mexico has a new faculty union.

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Members of Northwestern University Graduate Workers

Fighting for their rights

Graduate workers are rallying across the country to fight new anti-labor rule.

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Student Debt

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Academic Freedom

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