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11/15/24

2024 SOMOS Inc. conference underscores resilience

SOMOS EDJ

11/12/24

Organizing tips for real solutions in higher education

AFT members gathered last summer for in-person workshops where they developed affiliate-specific projects as part of AFT's Real Solutions in Higher Education campaign.

10/30/24

Higher ed votes: A final push to the polls

higher ed votes

10/29/24

AFT Votes bus strengthens community partnerships across the country

10/24/24

Latino vote is a powerhouse in this election

Latino Vote webinar

10/22/24

AFT Book Club: Heather Cox Richardson on the future of democracy

aft book club ad for october

10/11/24

Child labor is not just history, and it’s showing up in class

Left, National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Right, juxtapose^esopatxuj.

10/10/24

Ohio nurses demand staffing and safety reforms

Getty Images hospital patient sitting on bed facing window

10/08/24

Protecting academic freedom: Real solutions for faculty targeted for political beliefs

Faculty First Photo credit: Stockbyte/Getty

10/03/24

Oregon leaders win AFT women’s rights award

Bonnie Luisi, left, and Merlene Martin at the state Capitol in Salem in 2011.

09/25/24

Beyond book bans: Western Illinois University axes librarians

WIU Librarians

09/19/24

Behavioral health therapists vote to join the Oregon Nurses Association

ONA Unity professionals and Behavioral health therapists

09/18/24

Higher Ed unions offer vision for colleges and universities

HELU and Randi Weingarten

09/17/24

Shining a light on education and unions at the Congressional Black Caucus event of the year

CBCF Jackie Kimberle Fed

09/09/24

Lahaina book giveaway connects colleges and communities

Hawaii ROTW Kids