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In a new video, @rweingarten.bsky.social shares updates from @aflcio.org convention about our shared vision to fight for working people, addresses the burdens of rising inflation, denounces ICE arrests at a pre-K graduation in Baltimore, and lifts up @pft.org's big win saving educator jobs. Watch ⤵️
Ahead of America’s 250th anniversary, New Haven Federation of Teachers's Brian Grindrod found new ways to engage his students in citizenship. In his words, “We do not just teach history; we prepare the people who will make it.”
🇺🇸 @aftct.bsky.social #PublicSchoolProud www.aft.org/ae/summer202...
In CT, 2026 Hartford Teacher of the Year Adam Lynch was honored for creating community through sports & activities. To boost attendance & build community, Lynch moved school clubs to Friday mornings instead of after class.
🏆 @aftct.bsky.social #PublicSchoolProud www.ctinsider.com/news/educati...
In 2022, Towson workers made history as the 1st unionized Apple store in the country.
Now, Apple is closing the store & isn't providing equal benefits to union workers.
Together with over 50 House Democrats, we’re calling on the NLRB to investigate this act of union-busting.
#LaborNotes2026 is off to a great start with panels on successful tax-the-rich campaigns, lessons from landmark healthcare strikes, building worker power in the meatpacking industry, and much more! A thread on related stories from our coverage: 1/7
On this day in 1967, the Supreme Court ruled in the landmark Loving v. Virginia case, legalizing interracial marriage across the country. We celebrate love, freedom, and this important moment in the fight for equality today.
⭐️Please join with AAUP, AFT, and Stand Up for Science to stop OMB’s proposed “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance” rule by adding your feedback and comments to the Federal Register during the public comment period, open until July 13, 2026.⭐️
fight2win.standupforscience.net/campaign/164...
CEA President Kate Dias joined a coalition of union presidents representing educators in states with Democratic governors urging those governors to stand up and support public schools.
📱 K-12 public school educators: Share your experience with school cell phone policies in a confidential 5-minute survey from the Phones in Focus research study led by Angela Duckworth.
See a national snapshot of policies and enter to win a $500 gift card! 🎉 https://www.phonesinfocus.org/
Public schools are where possibility becomes real for students every day. Here are 3 #PublicSchoolProud stories that inspired us this week. @aftteach.bsky.social
CEA President Kate Dias joined a coalition of union presidents representing educators in states with Democratic governors urging those governors to stand up and support public schools.
