American Federation of Teachers public web site. Our Mission. The AFT is a union of professionals that champions fairness; democracy; economic opportunity; and high-quality public education, healthcare and public services for our students, their families and our communities.

2024年4月11日 · WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement responding to the rampant misallocation of voter-approved funding for arts and music in the state of California: “Arts and music help kids build agency for themselves and excitement about their futures.

We teach to prepare our young people for their future—hopefully, for a better future. We teach to impart skills and knowledge. We nurture and support our students to help them build relationships and resilience. We teach them to dream. To think. To …

CCW/AFTEF HistoryThe worker-based movement to improve child care compensation has roots as far back as union campaigns during the 1940s and 1950s, and the rise of teacher advocacy groups in a handful of communities in the 1960s and 1970s. From these beginnings, the Child Care Employee Project (CCEP) was founded in 1978 in Berkeley, CA.

The VOICE The Newsletter for the Part-Time Faculty Association of Allan Hancock College PFA Spring 2008, Volume 2 cals statewide. This year over 500

FEMA page for California Wildfires: All FEMA resources can be found here.The fastest way to apply is through DisasterAssistance.gov.You can also apply through the FEMA mobile app or by calling the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362. If you use a video relay service, captioned telephone service, or other communication services, please provide FEMA the specific number assigned …

The school shootings in Uvalde, Texas, have laid bare the crisis we’re facing here in America— again. We can’t allow these preventable mass murders to keep happening. Students deserve safe and welcoming schools, and parents need to know their children are safe. Educators deserve to be able to teach; they should not be forced to be human shields to protect their students.

AFT Maryland Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Denise Riley, and Political Coordinator, Todd Reynolds, present important information about the 2024 Maryland Legislative Session, which closed on April 8, 2024.

AFT members work hard—now more than ever—to educate, heal, help and serve our communities. Now the AFT is offering a new, free benefit—trauma counseling—to provide help and healing for our members, whenever needed, wherever a member may be.

Splashy protests focus membershipUniversity Council-AFT, representing non-senate faculty and librarians on all campuses of the University of California, has taken to heart the undeniable value of personal connection, hitting the pavement to meet colleagues and talk up union membership. The result: 700 new members recruited within the last year. The number reflects about 1,500 …