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Hospitalists in Oregon and Washington vote to unionize 

Photo of Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital

AFT’s healthcare Professional Issues Conference celebrates Code Red success 

Photo of AFT nurses and health professionals at this year's Professional Issues Conference in Baltimore.

AFT Public Employees take on short staffing, AI

Photo of AFT President Randi Weingarten, left, with Jill Cohenour of the Montana Federation of Public Employees, who chairs the AFT Public Employees program and policy council.

The soul of education: Why school board wins matter

canvassers

Class cancellations, pay gaps drive ongoing faculty strike

students on strike hold signs in support of the strike

Sen. Markey introduces PSRP Bill of Rights

Sen Markey addresses PSRPs

Exponential community school success in Rome, N.Y.

Photo of students during a hands-on lesson about planting seeds.

A book for a baby

Photo from University Health Professionals book giveaway in Hartford, Conn. A man and a woman look at a book while the woman holds a baby.

St. Peter's Health clinic nurses secure a voice with union victory

Photo of St. Peter's Health clinic nurses smiling

Part-time faculty on strike in Chicago

Photo of Columbia College Faculty Union members on the picket line. Signs read "Columbia Faculty On Strike. Unfair Labor Practices. Illinois Federation of Teachers, Local 6602. IFT, AFT, AFL-CIO", "Less Admin Waste, More Education", and "Value Your Students"

Nurses testify at Senate HELP Committee field hearing on nursing crisis

Photo of Sen. Bernie Sanders(I-Vt.) with HPAE president Debbie White (right), and others panelists who testified during a Senate HELP Committee field hearing on the national nursing crisis.

Safeguarding retirement security

Photo of stacked documents. The top of a social security card is visible along with a medical insurance card.

AFT offers violence response training

Photo of AFT members at training. In the foreground, from left: Mary Brown and Rosemarie Branda, members of the Monroe Township (N.J.) Federation of Teachers.

New AFT report: Adjunct faculty remain underpaid, underappreciated

New ‘Army of Temps’ Report Shows Nation’s Adjunct Faculty Remain Underpaid, Underappreciated

More than 1,300 workers on strike at PeaceHealth

Photo of striking OFNHP workers. Sign reads "OFNHP - ULP Strike"