The Union Advantage for Women

Read the report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research on union benefits for women.   Figure 1. Union Wage Advantage for Women by Race/Ethnicity and Union Status: Median Weekly Earnings for Full-Time Wage and Salary Workers, United States, 2016  …

AFT’s Open Letter to Trump on Safety

Dear President Trump: Educators, parents and students know what is best for our schools, and we should be at the center of discussions about keeping schools safe. As a union representing educators and school staff across the country, including at…

Janus is about taking power from working people

AFT President Randi Weingarten joined the presidents of AFSCME, the NEA and SEIU for a press conference yesterday in Washington, D.C., to highlight the threat posed by the upcoming Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court case. “Let’s be clear,” she said, “this case…

Arming teachers is a terrible idea

Of all the ideas that have been discussed to improve school safety following the latest mass shooting, arming teachers—which seems to be President Trump’s favored solution—is probably the worst. During a telephone town hall earlier this week with 60,000 AFT…