
AFT Voices
Raising up the voices of AFT members in preK-12 public education, higher education, healthcare and public services.

AFT
We’re 1.8 million teachers, paraprofessionals/school-related personnel, higher ed faculty, public employees, & healthcare workers making a difference every day.

Randi Weingarten
American Federation of Teachers president, committed to improving schools, hospitals and public institutions for children, families and communities.

Mary Cathryn Ricker
Mom, @NBPTS ELA teacher, @SPFT28 member serving as @AFTUnion Executive Vice-president who loves working in the community for good ideas. Photo credit: @Cud_mags

Virginia Myers
Telling stories of higher education and labor for and about the fascinating college faculty and staff members of the American Federation of Teachers. #LoveMyJob

PSRP Editor
Editor of AFT’s PSRP Reporter, a publication for paraprofessionals and school related personnel

AFT Public Employees
AFT works to bring meaningful collective bargaining rights to public employees at all levels of government -
Latest Posts

Schools urgently need federal dollars
By Dennis Wheatley

Becoming a paraprofessional
By Jeff Whittle

‘We the people’ are losing invaluable educational opportunities
By Brian Grindrod

Less school funding exactly where we need more
By William Schwandt

Defending public schools, our kids and our future
By Robert Castleberry, Ed.D.

Five looming threats to women’s rights
As the Trump administration targets everything from education and trade agreements to Social Security and environmental protection, it’s…

Education cuts: robbing our children
By Corinne Z. Lyons

Cutting education funding is harmful and shortsighted
By Marilyn Jonas

We are in a battle for the future of public education
By Stephanie Steele
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