AFT members feel like political pawns in Trump shutdown
Many government employees already live paycheck to paycheck, without their government salary, it’s getting hard to feed their families.
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The AFT calls for an end to the government shutdown
This shutdown has plunged thousands of Americans, including many AFT members, into economic uncertainty and put critical services at risk. It’s time to end this pain being inflicted on American families.
Our Conversation with Steven Spielberg
To commemorate the 25th anniversary and rerelease of “Schindler’s List,” Steven Spielberg joined AFT President Randi Weingarten to discuss the legacy of the movie, its impact on Holocaust education and how to teach kids to understand and respond to hatred in our communities.
AFT members are taking Navient to court
A class-action suit filed in federal court sets out serious allegations that student loan servicer Navient has misled borrowers in public service professions from accessing a loan forgiveness program to boost its own profits. The landmark complaint, which seeks millions in damages and class-wide injunctive relief, details a spate of systematic misrepresentations, untruths and misdirection pedaled by Navient to stop borrowers from enrolling in Public Service Loan Forgiveness, a 10-year payoff plan administered by rival servicer FedLoan.
A Decade of Neglect
“A Decade of Neglect: Public Education Funding in the Aftermath of the Great Recession” details for the first time the devastating impact on schools, classrooms and students when states choose to pursue an austerity agenda in the false belief that tax cuts will pay for themselves. The comprehensive report offers a deep dive into the long-term austerity agendas and historic disinvestment that sparked the wave of nationwide walkouts this spring.
2017 Election Committee Member Official Results
Detroit Federation of Teachers
2017 ELECTION OF ELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS
OFFICIAL ELECTIONS RESULTS
- Jeffrey Wasilewski Elected to 2-Year Term
- Crystal Lee Elected to 2-Year Term
- Yolanda King Elected to 2-Year Term
- Devette Brown Elected to 1-Year Term
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!