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Advocates Representing over 4 Million Educators and 1,000 Higher Education Institutions Fight Back Against Attacks on Freedoms

AFT President Randi Weingarten on Election of MAGA Extremist Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House

AFT President Randi Weingarten Sickened Over Mass Shooting in Maine, Reiterates Urgent Call for Reform, Ban on Civilian Use of Weapons of War

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

American Federation of Teachers Announces Additional $1 Million in Nationwide Funding to Go Directly to Educators, Parents and Other Groups Helping Students, Families

Union Leaders Condemn Attack on ASU Professor

Nation’s Teachers and Parents Overwhelmingly Embrace Education Technology in Classrooms but Want Guardrails in Place

AFT Partners with NewsGuard and GPTZero to Support Educators Navigating AI and to Make It Safe, Useful for Students

AFT Exposes House GOP’s Failed Plot to Scapegoat Educators and Their Unions for Political Gain

U.S. Education Leaders Condemn Hamas Attack, Stand with Israeli People

Illinois State University Faculty Unionize

St. Croix’s Educators Celebrate Victory in Court, Continue Fighting for Dire School Infrastructure Improvements in Record Heat

AFT’s Weingarten Writes to AFT Pension Trustees, GM and Stellantis to Expose Financial Risks of Failing to Bargain with Autoworkers

AFT’s Weingarten Calls for AI Guardrails, Smart Regulation to Ensure New Technology Benefits All

AFT’s Weingarten on House Republicans’ Sham Impeachment Inquiry