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AFT partners with Standing Together to work for peace

AFT President Randi Weingarten with leaders from Standing Together, Sally Abed and Alon-Lee Green during a panel discussion on peace between Jews and Palestinians

Bipartisan bill protects nurses from forced overtime, ensures patient safety

CODE RED graphic with a quote from Sen. Jeff Merkley, white letters on red background: "Nurses are the backbone of our health care system. As the husband of a nurse, I know these heroes give so much for the well-being of their patients"

Flipping the board in Brentwood: Kevin Coyne and his members transformed their local into a political powerhouse

The union and district now partner for a flourishing “grow your own” teacher recruitment program

VP Kamala Harris, AFT activist Cassandra Davis headline webinar

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Survey shows support for saving SUNY Downstate 

Labor leaders, community activists, and healthcare workers rallied in Albany, N.Y., on Feb. 7 to urge the state to drop its plan to close SUNY Downstate Hospital in Brooklyn.

Women’s Mental Health Facts & Resources

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Historic union takes shape at Bennington College

group of diverse adults pose for picture beneath digital banner that reads "recognize our union"

Maryland community college faculty join the union

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Nurses strike for equity and patient safety at PeaceHealth 

Striking home care nurses at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Home Care Services bargaining unit picket line. 

Higher ed conference focuses on democracy and freedom

Faculty and staff from dozens of colleges and universities converged in Los Angeles Feb. 16-18 for the first AFT Higher Education Professional Issues Conference since before the pandemic

White House celebrates progress on racial equity

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Michigan Medicine healthcare workers secure collective voice with a union

More than 1,900 health professionals have joined the United Michigan Medicine Allied Professionals in the last two months.

Learning and lifting up: AFT celebrates Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action

Seaton Elementary School staff celebrate Black Lives Matter at School. Stacie Dunlap is third from right.

Award-winning author Elizabeth Acevedo: Banning books is not about protecting kids

Award-winning and banned author Elizabeth Acevedo signs books for high school students in Washington, D.C.

The path to citizenship leads through the community

AFT member Mercedes Caceres, center, after her citizenship ceremony with HSEF President Iran Alicea, left, and Victor Moreno, also of HSEF, right.