Highlights

Feature:
All in the Union Family
Central labor councils link AFT leaders with union brothers and sisters nationwide

Convention '02
Record crowd of delegates gather in Las Vegas for AFT's biennial convention

Homegrown experts
AFT programs help members pass on their expertise to colleagues

Growing state budget woes starting to affect PSRPs
Layoffs, hiring freezes, salary cuts among the hardships school staff face

Food service workers want better pay and more respect
AFT survey also confirms widespread staff shortages in school cafeterias

Legiscope
What's the latest with the new Title I law?
Congress focuses on special education law

Florida union fends off ill-conceived privatization plan
Custodians work with management to develop money-saving alternatives

Albuquerque paraprofessionals gear up for new training
Result will be improved classroom skills and certification after two years

Healthfile
Emergency preparedness gains importance

People
Telling tales
Help is just a call away