Baltimore scholar Shakeer Franklin captivates the crowd at the Public Education Forum in Pittsburgh, Dec 16, 2019.
Baltimore scholar Shakeer Franklin captivates the crowd at the Public Education Forum in Pittsburgh, Dec 16, 2019.
AFT President Randi Weingarten #InItTogether with Texas students for school funding.
AFT President Randi Weingarten #InItTogether with Texas students for school funding.
AFT Executive Vice President Evelyn DeJesus and TEACH 2019 attendees march in the Lights for Liberty Vigil, Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C.
AFT Executive Vice President Evelyn DeJesus and TEACH 2019 attendees march in the Lights for Liberty Vigil, Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C.
AFT President Randi Weingarten listening at an AFT Votes Roundtable in Miami, June 2019
AFT President Randi Weingarten listening in conversation.
Randi and members volunteering for Food Bank NYC. We are committed to community engagement, organizing, collective bargaining and political activism, and especially to he work our members do.
We are committed to community engagement, organizing, collective bargaining and political activism, and especially to he work our members do.
AFT Secretary-Treasurer Fedrick C. Ingram at an AFT Votes Candidate Roundtable with Beto O’Rourke in Miami
AFT Secretary-Treasurer Fedrick C. Ingram at an AFT Votes Candidate Roundtable in Miami
The AFT fights for the freedom to thrive for our members, our families and our communities—by caring, fighting, showing up, teaching and voting. Together we can accomplish what is impossible to do alone.
The AFT fights for the freedom to thrive for our members, our families and our communities—by caring, fighting, showing up, teaching and voting.
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Randi Weingarten in Philadelphia

A road map to safely reopen our schools

America’s teachers are helping students examine dangerous and disturbing events in real time.

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Reopening schools survey

'America’s teachers want to return to classrooms'

A new national poll shows more than 8 of 10 AFT educators support a return to in-person learning.

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American Educator, Winter 2020-2021

Grappling with the pandemic

The Winter issue of American Educator supports teachers striving to meet students’ needs.

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Reopening Schools Safely

We’ve been working on ensuring we can reopen schools safely since April. Here are resources and plans for how to reopen safely.

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Take Action

There’s no better way to start the work of "Build Back Better" than by passing the $1.9 trillion rescue bill President Joe Biden proposed last week—the American Rescue Plan. It’s the Biden plan to curb the coronavirus, get the country vaccinated and invest resources where they are needed most, including billions for states, schools and localities. Tell your Senators to pass the act now!

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AFT Health Care

Nurses & Health Professionals
Announcing AFT's new journal for healthcare professionals. Read our inaugural issue, which focuses on healing our society.
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Randi's Corner

Randi's Corner

News and resources from the office of the president

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from AFT President Randi Weingarten

AFT Calendar

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