The AFT remembers pioneering Texas leader Linda Bridges
“Linda woke up every morning with the goal of trying to help kids succeed and trying to give educators a voice—a crucial element in helping all kids succeed. There was never a mountain too high, an obstacle too great or an opponent too fierce to derail her from that goal. We will so miss her, but I know we will all try to emulate her kind spirit, strong leadership and tireless advocacy for students, parents and communities.”
–AFT President Randi Weingarten.
From Citizen Action of New York
Read more about the Jan. 12 Moral Mondays rally in Albany, N.Y.
It’s been five years since the devastating earthquake in Haiti. The AFT is proud of the growth that Haitian union members have made to provide better healthcare to the community.
Novelist Jack London is born. His classic definition of a scab: “After God had finished the rattlesnake, the toad, the vampire, He had some awful substance left with which He made a scab. A scab is a two-legged animal with a cork-screw soul, a water-logged brain, a combination backbone of jelly and glue. Where others have hearts, he carries a tumor of rotten principles.”
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“For more than 30 years, too many politicians in Washington have made deliberate choices that favored those with money and power. And the consequence is that instead of an economy that works well for everyone, America now has an economy that works well for about 10 percent of the people.”
–U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren Jan. 7 at the AFL-CIO National Summit on Raising Wages
#raisingwages
“My mother was a teacher and when she retired, she was making $65,000 a year—20 years ago. I’m making $65,000 right now. But my costs aren’t the same as hers. All of our costs go up, and up, and up.”
–AFT member Lakia Wilson Jan. 7 at the AFL-CIO National Summit on Raising Wages
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Why stick with just one New Year’s resolution? We’ve got 10 things we’d like to see in 2015.
Our Friends at the YWCA have joined in the campaign! And AFT support keeps coming
More photos keep coming in from AFT members and allies.
AFT Washington staff working together to launch their partnership with First Book at a community celebration of books and reading which takes place on Saturday, May 17.