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Now that Donald Trump has moved from candidate to president, it looks as though his promise to champion everyday Americans is not moving with him, writes AFT President Randi Weingarten in her monthly column.
With Donald Trump now in office, the crackdown on immigrants has begun, and AFT members are watching with dismay as schoolchildren and their families retreat in fear, healthcare workers worry over raids and public employees wonder what might be next. The AFT is pushing back, lifting up immigrant voices and distributing resources to help keep people safe. See all our immigration resources here.
Students face increasing mental health challenges, and educators strive to support them. That’s why the new issue of American Educator is dedicated to the heart and soul of education: creating safe, welcoming spaces that focus on healing from trauma and restoring well-being.
Nearly 5,000 physicians, nurses, advanced practice providers, certified nurse midwives, and other medical professionals at eight Providence hospitals and six Providence Women’s Clinics are demanding fair treatment, safe staffing, and better working conditions.
From student loan relief to immigration policy, endowment taxes and university accreditation, the next four years of a Trump administration are looking grim for higher education.
AFT President Randi Weingarten unpacks the election results in her latest column and concludes that while “fear, anger and a sense of powerlessness in many ways fueled people’s votes,” moving forward means choosing a path of hope.
“We are in another turbulent time. My remarks today are an attempt to chart a path forward—a path that leans…on hope, not fear, recognizing full well that fear, anger and a sense of powerlessness in many ways fueled the results of this election.”
Thousands of frontline nurses, doctors, nurse practitioners, midwives and other providers are gearing up for a historic strike against Providence Health & Services—Oregon’s largest healthcare company.
Balancing Work and Family
Eleven union organizations raised their voices Sept. 16, amplifying a vision of higher education for the public good and calling on the Harris-Walz ticket to join them.
Organizing tips for real solutions in higher education
The AFT’s Real Solutions for Higher Education campaign is off and running, with grant proposals under review and last summer’s in-person workshop already informing plans at campuses across the country.
Psychological Safety at Work
Dr. Amy Edmondson, a Harvard business professor coined the term psychological safety and defined it as “a belief that one will not be punished or humiliated for speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns, or mistakes.”
Our union creates a win-win situation
The AFT released a video produced in collaboration with the union’s partners in the Middle East and issued the following statement from President Randi Weingarten commemorating the first anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks:
“Please take a few minutes to watch this video and share it with your colleagues, friends and family so they too can hear these remarkable testimonies. You may agree or disagree—that is your right—but hear them. Listen to them. They are trying to forge a path forward for peace, freedom, security and self-determination for the 7 million Palestinians and the 7 million Jews who call Israel and the Palestinian territories their home.”
For National Native American Heritage Month, O’Nan reflects on her experiences as a citizen of the Muscogee Nation and offers resources that explore true history instead of the inaccurate, diminishing stories still offered by some of our outdated educational systems.
Ohio faculty librarians fight against insulting contract offers
Faculty and librarians at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, have been negotiating a contract for as long as they’ve been in a union—about a year and a half. Still, there is no agreement, and members of the Faculty Alliance of Miami have run out of patience.