Bill Lipkin, AFT Local 2222 President, dies at 85
United Adjunct Faculty of New Jersey/AFT Local 2222 President Bill Lipkin died July 13. He was 85. Lipkin was…
Chiera named President Emerit during last week in office
On June 24, the AFTNJ Delegate Assembly passed a resolution designating retiring AFTNJ President Donna M. Chiera as President Emerit, the…
N.J. DOE’s Office of Special Education to hold its Summer Learning Institute in July
On July 8, the New Jersey Department of Education’s Office of Special Education will begin its Summer Learning Institute,…
Weingarten, congressional candidates Address Nation’s hot-button issues in new providence
AFT President Randi Weingarten was the closing speaker May 11 in New Providence at an event intended to counter…
Chiera joins AFT delegation at White House for Teachers of the Year event
AFTNJ President Donna M. Chiera accompanied AFT President Randi Weingarten and other union officers May 2 at the White…
Higgins elected AFTNJ president, dignitaries salute retiring Chiera at convention-Conference
On April 27 in Monroe Township, AFT New Jersey held its 2024 Convention, during which Jennifer S. Higgins was…
AFT helps with launch of Educators for Biden-Harris campaign
The AFT joined Dr. Jill Biden and others April 19 in Bloomington, Minnesota, for the kickoff of the Educators…
Frank W. Viggiano, former AFTNJ president, dies at 88
Frank W. Viggiano, who served as president of AFT New Jersey in the late 1990s, died March 16 at…
AFTNJ PreK-12 leaders have first meeting with Dehmer
On March 18, AFTNJ PreK-12 leaders representing the Newark, Garfield, North Bergen and Perth Amboy school districts participated in…
AFT Local 2364 lays out TCNJ’s budget crisis for legislators
On March 8, two professors at The College of New Jersey, two of its students and one alum made…
AFT Local 2373 member Klapper recaps her latest ‘Jeopardy!’ appearance
In early 2023, Melissa Klapper had a successful run as a “Jeopardy!” contestant, becoming a three-day champion. That distinction…
Murphy, Chiera laud school funding in FY25 budget
Two days after his fiscal year 2025 budget address, Gov. Phil Murphy on Feb. 29 visited a Plainfield elementary…
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