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02/14/23

Newly organized, Vermont health professionals are ready to negotiate their first contract

Vermont health professionals standing together
02/14/23

Bernie Sanders partners with teachers to demand higher pay

Town Hall on Educator Pay panel
02/09/23

AFT celebrates Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action

Members of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers
02/08/23

AFT innovation grants support educators across the country

AFT President Randi Weingarten at a podium talking about the Innovation Fund
02/07/23

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

Mugshot photo of Rosa Parks
02/03/23

Temple University graduate workers on strike

Randi Weingarten with striking Temple University graduate workers
01/31/23

Healthcare workers implore lawmakers to enact staffing laws

Connecticut nurses
01/20/23

Faculty strike in Chicago draws wide support

Randi Weingarten supporting strike
01/19/23

Link between labor and racial justice strengthens at MLK conference

MLK Conference
01/19/23

Educators fight to keep their Social Security benefits

Jane Maloney and Beth Roth
01/18/23

Student loan relief, one program at a time

Student debt
01/13/23

New poll: Voters prioritize school basics over culture wars

Poll on culture wars
12/14/22

AFT continues solidarity with Ukraine

12/09/22

Labor plays big role in winning Georgia Senate seat

12/07/22

Florida faculty fight grave threat to tenure, academic freedom

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