Osceola Kids Get Free Books from First Book/AFT
First Book distributed free paper back books to hundreds of students at Ventura Elementary School in Osceola County, Florida.
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AFT Joins Amicus Brief on Supreme Court Case United States v. Texas
Statement from American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on the amicus brief filed today by the AFT and 70 other organizations in United States v. Texas, which is being considered by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Zika [demo summary]
In response to the explosive spread of Zika virus in Latin America, the AFT passed a resolution on Feb. 18 to leverage its resources as the second-largest union of nurses and health professionals in the fight against the spread of the virus. The resolution, passed by the AFT's executive council, outlines a plan for the creation and dissemination of materials for health professionals and communities to outline the facts, detail the knowledge gaps, and link members to the most up-to-date materials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization, research experts and others.
Weingarten lauds AFT's past, looks ahead to fall elections
AFT President Randi Weingarten on July 18 delivered a forceful case for Hillary Clinton, while hailing the 100-year-old union as a vehicle empowering our more than 1.6 million workers at the bargaining table and the ballot box.
How the teacher shortage could turn into a crisis
In her latest column appearing in the New York Times, AFT President Randi Weingarten writes about the looming teacher shortage our public schools face and how we can address the challenge before it turns into a crisis.
Momentum builds for graduate workers' unions
As it gathers momentum, the movement to organize graduate assistants could well overturn old policies barring private college and university graduate workers from unionizing, and pave the way for guaranteed workers' rights in the future.
A fight for the very soul of our country
In her most recent column appearing in the New York Times, AFT President Randi Weingarten talks about the need for our country to return to the kind of thoughtful yet passionate discourse and engagement in civic life that's been far too rare lately.