DFT Members Showcasing Virtual Learning
DFT Members Showcasing Virtual Learning
DFT run-off election: Final results
The votes have been counted and the results for the office of president, vice president and recording secretary are posted. View the final counts here.
DFT passes resolution to pardon DACA immigrant youth
Read the resolution passed by the DFT on pardoning DACA immigrant youth and supporting the National Days of Action.
Election results are in!
Ballots were counted on Sunday, Dec. 3 and the results are in. Click here to see full list and the calendar for run-off election.
Join the Fight for Retirement Security
Republicans in the Michigan Senate are pushing Senate Bill 102, legislation that would close the Michigan Public School Retirement System to newly hired school employees.
This attack on our pensions is being led by anti-working family interests and billionaires—including Betsy DeVos, the U.S. president-elect’s pick for Secretary of Education. DeVos and others like her believe that workers should only have access to risky 401(k)-style retirement plans. We know there will be a serious attempt made to ban traditional pensions in the public sector, and it’s a slippery slope!
AFT Michigan and MEA Presidents respond to selection of Betsy DeVos as U.S. Secretary of Education
LANSING — The selection of Betsy DeVos to serve as U.S. Secretary of Education is an affront to students and education professionals in Michigan, according to the leaders of Michigan’s school employee unions, the American Federation of Teachers Michigan and the Michigan Education Association.
The Detroit Teacher: Special election edition
It's here! The November issue of The Detroit Teacher is a special election edition.
ATTENTION!!!!
Any dues paying member who does not receive a ballot by Friday, November 18, 2016 should contact Barbara Downey at (313) 875-3500.