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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

Fight for fair Social Security benefits gains momentum in Congress 

Photo of Randi Weingarten speaking at rally, surrounded by union officials

Oregon Health and Science University nurses reach a landmark deal 

Photo of OSHU nurses and supporters on strike with signs.

AFT’s federal workers brace for a shutdown

Photo of Capitol building wrapped in yellow tape that reads "Shutdown"