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 -
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We are fighting
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Science research benefits everyone; withholding funds hurts us all
In early March the Trump administration froze $400 million in federal funding for scientific research at Columbia University, citing…
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By Randi Weingarten and Damon Silvers
Schools urgently need federal dollars
By Dennis Wheatley
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