Flip the 11th: Labor Walk With Mikie Sherrill
AFT members were out in force Saturday to meet with labor candidate Mikie Sherrill and talk to voters in…
Advocating to Keep Families Together
Union members across the nation joined many of the more than 750 demonstrations against the Trump administration’s family separation…
Report a Union Buster #IAmAFT
If you hear anything about strange home-visits or members being encouraged to drop out of the union, share what…
Press: Education Workers Will Remain United as Supreme Court Sides With Wealthy, Corporate Interests in Anti-Union Case
Decision Won’t Stop Union Growth as Workers Organize to Give Voice to Shared Values EDISON—The U.S. Supreme Court ruling…
Cooperation, Communication Highlight Among Education Leaders in Newark
Education advocates, district management talk student success at University High School (left to right): Newark Chief Education Officer Toni…
Poor People’s Campaign relaunches
Thousands of people gathered in 35 state capitals, including Trenton, across the United States May 14, renewing an effort…
Kim Snags Two Union Endorsements
By David Wildstein The American Federation of Teachers New Jersey (AFTNJ) and Healthcare Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE) have…
West Virginia Needs Our Support/UPDATE: Strike Settled
AFT Leaders on Proposed Deal to End West Virginia Teacher Strike, AFT, March 6. West Virginia teachers win 5%…
Take Action: DeVos Report Card
Help us educate the secretary on great things happening in public schools in your community and why we’re #PublicSchoolProud,…
‘Why’ We Teach and ‘How’ To Reach Students: Peer-led Sessions Engage Educators
Teachers from the Garfield, Newark, North Bergen and Perth Amboy districts in New Jersey met with their peers from…
Tell Your Representative: Don’t Raise My Taxes to Give to Millionaires
Did you know that 80% of the tax cuts in the GOP bill (which may be voted on Thursday)…
AFT on NJ Governor’s Race
WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten on the New Jersey governor’s race: “Tonight’s victory represents new hope and new opportunity for…
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