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Exponential community school success in Rome, N.Y.

Photo of students during a hands-on lesson about planting seeds.

A book for a baby

Photo from University Health Professionals book giveaway in Hartford, Conn. A man and a woman look at a book while the woman holds a baby.

St. Peter's Health clinic nurses secure a voice with union victory

Photo of St. Peter's Health clinic nurses smiling

Part-time faculty on strike in Chicago

Photo of Columbia College Faculty Union members on the picket line. Signs read "Columbia Faculty On Strike. Unfair Labor Practices. Illinois Federation of Teachers, Local 6602. IFT, AFT, AFL-CIO", "Less Admin Waste, More Education", and "Value Your Students"

Nurses testify at Senate HELP Committee field hearing on nursing crisis

Photo of Sen. Bernie Sanders(I-Vt.) with HPAE president Debbie White (right), and others panelists who testified during a Senate HELP Committee field hearing on the national nursing crisis.

Safeguarding retirement security

Photo of stacked documents. The top of a social security card is visible along with a medical insurance card.

AFT offers violence response training

Photo of AFT members at training. In the foreground, from left: Mary Brown and Rosemarie Branda, members of the Monroe Township (N.J.) Federation of Teachers.

New AFT report: Adjunct faculty remain underpaid, underappreciated

New ‘Army of Temps’ Report Shows Nation’s Adjunct Faculty Remain Underpaid, Underappreciated

More than 1,300 workers on strike at PeaceHealth

Photo of striking OFNHP workers. Sign reads "OFNHP - ULP Strike"

AFT conference focuses on human rights action

Photo of speakers from left, Mary Kunesh, My-Linh Thai and Jessica González.

Fighting to take back Houston’s schools

AFT President Randi Weingarten and HFT members marching with banner that reads 'Houston Federation Teachers. Local 2415 | AFT | TEXAS AFT | AFT-CIO"

AFT invests additional $1 million in partnered community programs

Photo of some of the recipients of PPI funding announced at the AFT Civil, Human and Women's Rights Conference Oct. 20.

Confronting the downward spiral of higher education funding

West Virginia University students, faculty, and employees holding signs. The sign in the foreground reads "#Stop the Cuts. We Care."

AFT affiliates’ colleges reflect increasing Latino population

Photo of students celebrating at awards ceremony

Faculty in Illinois take ‘hot labor summer’ into fall

Photo of United Faculty of ISU members standing together, smiling with raised fists