Jane Fonda booked for AFT climate town hall
In advance of Earth Day, the AFT will present the virtual town hall “Climate Justice, Jobs & Freedom to…
Survey: AFT members getting vaccinated at high rate
According to a survey conducted by Hart Research Associates, 81 percent of AFT members have either received a COVID-19…
CDC’s Walensky: In-person learning for all students in September
The plan for the start of the 2021-22 school year is to have in-person learning for all students, no…
Agreement provides job security for Rutgers unions
Five Coalition of Rutgers Unions locals, among them Rutgers AAUP-AFT (Local 6323) and URA-AFT (Local 1766), recently ratified an agreement with…
Labor-focused virtual town hall with Murphy is set for April 14
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy will hold a virtual town hall with union members April 14 at 5 p.m….
PERS to present webinars for AFTNJ adjuncts
The Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) will present two workshops in May for AFTNJ adjunct professors who would like…
Rutgers personnel among the speakers at education reform conference
Registration is now open for this year’s Education Reform, Communities and Social Justice Research Conference, taking place via Zoom…
Webinars cover vaccine hesitancy, preventing premature births
Health care literacy organization Quizzify will present webinars this month on vaccines and preventing premature births. “Overcoming Vaccine Hesitancy”…
What teachers have learned during the pandemic
In an Inverness Institute survey conducted in late January, more than 100 California teachers were asked about what they…
COVID-19’s impact on school construction
Contactless features such as touch-free faucets and increasing access to fresh air might play a big part in post-pandemic…
Biden’s American Jobs Plan ‘reimagines our schools,’ says Weingarten
The American Jobs Plan, introduced March 31 by President Joe Biden, is “a down payment on our woefully underinvested…
William Paterson staff, students star in videos to help prevent layoffs, save programs
As negotiations continue between William Paterson University administration and AFT Local 1796 over possible cutbacks, WPU’s workers and students…
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