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University of Maryland residents and fellows celebrate election win

Residents and fellows at the University of Maryland Medical Center voted to form a union, the University of Maryland Residents and Fellows Alliance, which will be affiliated with AFT Maryland.

Public employee leaders trek to Turtle Mountain

AFT Executive Vice President Evelyn DeJesus admires posters of Chief Kakenwash.

Honoring history: AFT Retirees celebrate Juneteenth

Members of the AFT Retiree Legacy Initiative gathered in Houston to celebrate Juneteenth.

AFT’s new physicians’ organizing initiative aims to transform healthcare

collection of quotes from Union of Physicians

Massive education union emerges in Virginia

image of zoom call with fairfax teachers

Pride 2024: Balancing celebration with the fight against hate

Washington Teachers' Union members celebrate at D.C.'s Pride parade.

Public-private partnership fuels new career academy

Union leaders, city officials and students celebrate the announcement of funding for DC Healthcare Academy.

Sudden closure of arts school rallies union members

Photo of large group of students and community members rallying on the steps of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia

Opportunity through partnership: Micron, AFT, and career and technical education

Educators piloting the Advanced Technology Framework take part in project-based learning at the Micron nanofabrication facility in Manassas, Va.

Faculty stand up for free speech on campus

AFT members came to Washington, D.C. to speak out for free speech on campus.

Fire MOHELA: Finding a way to student debt relief

AFT President Randi Weingarten speaking to press at an outdoor conference surrounded by signs and people supporting the FIRE MOHELA movement

12 Rewarding Benefits of Therapy

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Building community schools across the country

AFT President Randi Weingarten with two students

Community support, advocacy keep SUNY Downstate Hospital open

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.

White House hears PSRPs on protecting kids from gun violence

hand holding a cardboard sign with black letters reading "protect our kids not your guns"