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Last Saturday, in small towns, suburbs and cities across America, more than 5 million people turned out against growing authoritarianism to show what democracy looks like—peaceful, passionate and people-powered.
Weingarten’s new book, Why Fascists Fear Teachers, exposes the far-right assault on public education—and honors the educators fighting back to protect truth, democracy, and opportunity for all.
Because of the Trump administration’s attacks on freedom of thought, expression, and information—and the increasing disinvestment in public schools and colleges—American democracy and education are at risk.
June is Pride Month, and at the AFT, we don’t just celebrate LGBTQIA+ people, we stand with them in the fight for dignity, safety and freedom. That fight is more urgent than ever.
Eighteen months after beginning an audacious career and technical education initiative in New York State, students are already seeing their futures change.
As the Trump administration takes aim at higher education, withholding federal funding from colleges and universities that won’t bend to Trump’s will and squelching free speech in the process, it is also attacking student debt relief—a tool that makes college more accessible and affordable to those who might benefit most.
Mass mobilization training fires up higher ed members
AFT members were hungry for action at the mass mobilization training held at AFT headquarters May 9, where leaders from our higher ed affiliates gathered to build skills that will meet the moment.
A union, a community and doing the next right thing
After historic floods swept through McDowell County, W.Va., this February, the community looked like a war zone.
Education for a Better Future
As Donald Trump and Elon Musk are slashing critical federal services and funding—threatening well-being and opportunities for all—the new Spring issue of American Educator focuses on protecting our kids and restoring hope for the future.
Protecting Our Patients and Communities
While President Trump and Elon Musk take a chainsaw to crucial federal funding and Republicans in Congress try to cut $880 billion from Medicaid to give tax cuts to the well off, the AFT is focused on protecting our patients and communities.
Higher education under attack
President Donald Trump has declared war on America’s colleges and universities, demanding they bow to his demands on what they can teach and whom they can admit or hire.
Proposed Medicaid cuts would directly threaten access to healthcare for millions of Americans, including children, older Americans, low-income families, and people with disabilities.
A union’s commitment to community
On a chilly Saturday in upstate New York, with seven inches of snow on the ground and temperatures hovering just above freezing, hundreds of people poured into the Liberty High School gym for the highlight of the weekend: brand new books, in English and Spanish, absolutely free of charge.
AFT’s federal employees hit hard by Trump chaos
Are you a federal worker who has been asked for those infamous “fork-in-the-road” memos—or your resignation? Are you a state or local public employee bracing for the fallout from President Donald Trump going nuclear on the public services he was entrusted to govern?
Either way, the destruction of vital services for millions of Americans has begun—and so has an uprising to stop it.
Fighting for science, research—and cures
Hands off our research! Hands off our healthcare! Hands off our jobs!
The message rang out loud and clear at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., Feb. 25, where scientists, researchers and other higher education workers rallied against the cuts the Trump administration has been making to medical research.