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December
AFT Looks Forward to Strengthened Final Healthcare Bill (12/24)
Detroit Teachers Ratify Ambitious Contract (12/19)
Second Election Gives Connecticut Nurses Union a Victory (12/17)
Weingarten Participates in White House Jobs Summit (12/03)
AFT Members Share Classroom Perspective on Assessments (12/03)
AFT Activism Leading to Safer Motor Coaches, Field Trips (12/02)
November
Educators See More Hungry Students in Their Classrooms (11/23)
Visit Highlights Success of Washington, D.C., Preschools (11/20)
AFT Forum Spotlights International Teacher Recruitment (11/19)
Weingarten, Clinton Help Kick Off New Public Policy Group (11/12)
Duncan Calls for End To Demonizing of Teachers Unions (11/09)
AFT, Save the Children Sponsor Valentine's Card Contest (11/09)
Contract Ratified at Chicago's First Unionized Charters (11/03)
October
Legacy Essay Contest (Deadline: December 15, 2009)(10/30)
Forum Highlights Community Schools as Reform Model (10/29)
Panel Discussion Focuses on Innovative New Haven Pact (10/27)
New Haven Teachers Rally Behind Landmark Contract (10/14)
Cortese Speaks at Rally against Child Labor in Uzbekistan (10/14)
Finance Committee's Healthcare Bill Has Serious Flaws (10/13)
First Set of AFT Innovation Fund Grants Awarded (10/8)
Teacher Layoffs in Washington, D.C., Spark Huge Protest (10/8)
Invest in Teachers Is Theme of World Teachers' Day (10/5)
Complaints Filed over Mistreatment of Filipino Teachers (10/1)
September
In Win for AFT Locals, Kentucky Regents Restore Tenure (9/28)
Community Schools Bill Introduced in Congress (9/17)
AFT Report Finds Abuses in Overseas Teacher Recruitment (9/14)
AFT Calls for H1N1 Protection for Healthcare Workers (9/10)
President Obama Honors Workers and Unions on Labor Day (9/5)
August
AFT Mourns the Loss of Sen. Edward Kennedy (8/26)
July
AFT To Scrutinize 'Race to the Top' Regulations (7/24)
AFT Mourns the Death of Author Frank McCourt (7/19)
AFT Joins Labor-Environmental Partnership (7/16)
AFT Members Rally for Healthcare Reform (7/14)
AFT Endorses Richard Trumka for AFL-CIO Presidency (7/12)
President Obama Pushes for Healthcare Reform (7/02)
June
Wisconsin Academics Get Expansive Bargaining Bill (6/30)
Oregon Legislature Passes Faculty Excellence Law (6/29)
Thousands Swarm Capitol To Call for Healthcare Reform (6/26)
Survey Shows Overwhelming Support for Healthcare Reform (6/23)
Weingarten Urges AFT Activists To Mobilize and Organize (6/17)
Cortese Leads AFT Efforts To Eliminate Child Labor (6/16)
Innovation Fund Attracts Wide Variety of Applications (6/10)
May
Detroit Meeting Kicks Off Effort To Turn Around Schools (5/28)
AFT Part of Coalition To Defend Professional Integrity (5/21)
Study Shows Employers' Anti-Union Behavior Intensifying (5/21)
Sign a Petition Supporting Burmese Democracy Activists (5/19)
UFT Home Daycare Providers Win Fight for Higher Wages (5/18)
AFT Marks 55th Anniversary of Historic Brown Decision (5/15)
AFT Analysis Shows Troubling Trends in Higher Education (5/12)
Affiliates Urged To Apply for AFT Innovation Fund Grants (5/06)
AFT Monitoring Impact of Swine Flu on Schools (updated 5/05)
Today is Worthy Wage Day (5/01)
AFT Pushes for Improved Motor Coach Safety (5/01)
April
Weingarten Says States Need Common Academic Standards (4/29)
AFT Launches New Fund To Spur Education Innovations (4/28)
Workers Memorial Day Brings New OSHA Legislation (4/24)
AFT Helps Kick Off Global Action Week for Education (4/21)
School Safety Reminders on 10th Anniversary of Columbine (4/17)
All Montana University Faculty Are Now Unionized (4/16)
Maryland Unions Help Pass Fair Share Legislation (4/14)
Teachers at Three Chicago Charters Seek Union Recognition (4/03)
March
AFT Members Attend White House Town Hall Meeting (3/26)
Employee Free Choice Act Introduced in Congress (3/10)
AFT on the Frontlines of Healthcare Reform (3/06)
AFT Congratulates NAACP on Group's 100th Anniversary (3/04)
AFT Pledges Financial Support for EFCA Campaign (3/04)
February
AFT Applauds Final Passage of the Recovery Act (2/13)
AFT Letter to Secretary Clinton Urges Action on Zimbabwe (2/05)
AFT Leaders Lobby Senators To Support Recovery Plan (2/05)
January
AFT Promotes Community Service Events on MLK Day (1/07)
