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About AFT Higher Education
The AFT represents approximately 400,000 academic workers (full-time and part-time faculty, academic professionals and graduate employees) at public and private colleges and universities in all 50 states. With more than 400 affiliates across the United States, we are the largest and fastest growing higher education union in the country.
With other AFT departments, the AFT Higher Education division provides affiliates with the tools and resources necessary to build power and capacity on campus, in their state capitols, and in their communities by way of offering guidance and solutions for strategic campaigns and federal and state level legislative advocacy, and by providing trainings and workshops, reports and publications.
Saving Lives, Building Futures, Protecting the Economy: Our work is grounded in three core commitments:
- Saving Lives: Ensuring safe, inclusive and supportive campus environments where all students and workers can thrive.
- Building Futures: Expanding access, affordability and opportunity through strong public investment and student-centered policies.
- Protecting the Economy: Securing dignified work, academic freedom and sustainable institutions of higher learning that power our communities.