Injustice For Public Employees And For
Our Nation's Children
Did you know that you are not covered under federal laws like the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Age Discrimination Employment Act (ADEA) unless your state has waived its sovereign immunity?

Child support enforcement: is the successful program a victim of skewed budget priorities? Hear what children's advocates have to say about how federal cuts will make it harder for states to promote family self-sufficiency.

Find out how AFT members are working to protect your civil and labor rights and to protect our nation's most vulnerable citizens.

Health Care Reform and Retirement Security:
A Fight We Can Win
George Kourpias, president of the Alliance for Retired Americans, writes an open letter on the need to keep up the fight for health care reform and retirement security.

State-Employee Salaries Rise;
Still Trail Private Sector
Salaries for state-employed professionals registered modest-to-healthy increases from 2006 to 2007, according to the annual AFT Public Employees Compensation Survey. However, most state employees still earn far less than their private sector counterparts.