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The rush to explain the results of the 2024 presidential election is on. How did Donald Trump reclaim the White House? Was it gender divides? Swaying young voters? Culture wars? Winning more of the Hispanic vote? Elon Musk? Podcasts? The manoverse?
For National Native American Heritage Month, O’Nan reflects on her experiences as a citizen of the Muscogee Nation and offers resources that explore true history instead of the inaccurate, diminishing stories still offered by some of our outdated educational systems.
Eleven union organizations raised their voices Sept. 16, amplifying a vision of higher education for the public good and calling on the Harris-Walz ticket to join them.
The AFT’s Real Solutions for Higher Education campaign is off and running, with grant proposals under review and last summer’s in-person workshop already informing plans at campuses across the country.
Psychological Safety at Work
Dr. Amy Edmondson, a Harvard business professor coined the term psychological safety and defined it as “a belief that one will not be punished or humiliated for speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns, or mistakes.”
The AFT released a video produced in collaboration with the union’s partners in the Middle East and issued the following statement from President Randi Weingarten commemorating the first anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks:
“Please take a few minutes to watch this video and share it with your colleagues, friends and family so they too can hear these remarkable testimonies. You may agree or disagree—that is your right—but hear them. Listen to them. They are trying to forge a path forward for peace, freedom, security and self-determination for the 7 million Palestinians and the 7 million Jews who call Israel and the Palestinian territories their home.”
Union members are “all in” this election season supporting candidates who support the values and actions needed to realize the promise of America; economic and educational opportunity for all; lower costs; upholding broad-based freedoms, including a women’s right to make their own healthcare decisions; and the strengthening, not diminishing, of our voice at work and in our democracy.
Firing faculty for no good reason? There’s a lawsuit for that
The climate in Florida just keeps getting worse—and it’s not only because it’s hurricane season.
More than 60 behavioral health therapists at Legacy’s Unity Center for Behavioral Health voted to join the Oregon Nurses Association on Sept. 16.
AFT Convention 2024
The 88th convention of the AFT took place this week in Houston, Texas. Get caught up with news, videos, and more.
Mindfulness Guide
Introducing Kamala Harris — literally
Pittsburgh special education teacher Brittany Shoup was thrilled when she was chosen to introduce Vice President and presidential candidate Kamala Harris at the AFT convention.
The American Federation of Teachers executive council, the body representing the union’s 1.72 million educators, higher education professionals, healthcare workers and public employees, unanimously adopted an omnibus statement addressing the war in the Middle East and its impact on the United States.
AFT shows up for bilingual education
Scores of AFT leaders and members flocked to New Orleans March 28-30 for the National Association for Bilingual Education’s 53rd International Bilingual Education Conference, where our union ran no fewer than 18 workshops, headlined several featured sessions, offered a full day of parent engagement sessions and celebrated literacy with elementary school book giveaways that included author appearances and readings. The theme for the week: Bilingualism is a superpower.
12 Rewarding Benefits of Therapy
We’re diving into all the benefits of counseling and therapy here to showcase why you might want to seek therapy. There’s nothing better than putting in the time and seeing your life change.