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AFT innovation grants support educators across the country

AFT President Randi Weingarten at a podium talking about the Innovation Fund

The AFT lifts up new film about the ‘real Rosa Parks’

Mugshot photo of Rosa Parks

Temple University graduate workers on strike

Randi Weingarten with striking Temple University graduate workers

Healthcare workers implore lawmakers to enact staffing laws

Connecticut nurses

Faculty strike in Chicago draws wide support

Randi Weingarten supporting strike

Link between labor and racial justice strengthens at MLK conference

MLK Conference

Educators fight to keep their Social Security benefits

Jane Maloney and Beth Roth

Student loan relief, one program at a time

Student debt

New poll: Voters prioritize school basics over culture wars

Poll on culture wars

AFT continues solidarity with Ukraine

Labor plays big role in winning Georgia Senate seat

Florida faculty fight grave threat to tenure, academic freedom

Photo of a university building

A tale of two paraprofessional contracts

Millions brace for a return of student loan payments

Student Debt Pay Pause

AFT report: Healthcare staffing has reached a crisis point, but there are solutions

Healthcare staffing shortage report