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  1. We can fight back against the private prison operators that fuel mass incarceration

    ... twice the rate of white women. America’s overfilled prison system has created a commerce in the caging of humans, with private prisons ... issue that brings the misaligned incentives of our justice system into stark relief,” AFT President Randi Weingarten says. “Private ...

    Sep 8 2021 - 4:47am

  2. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use

    ... such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, your operating system, the browser type, the address of a referring website and your activity ... (a) attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network, or to breach security or authentication measures without ...

    Sep 8 2021 - 4:49am

  3. AFT members dive into candidate endorsement process

    ... crisis? Protecting the environment? Fixing the immigration system? Advancing racial and social justice? The list is long, and the survey ...

    Sep 8 2021 - 4:47am

  4. House bills would kill Detroit public schools and retaliate against us

    ... vote that they plan to destroy Detroit’s public education system, take away the rights of educators and school staff, and bust the union. ... we have ever seen, all targeting the Detroit public school system—which overwhelmingly serves black and brown children. They are ...

    May 5 2016 - 4:04pm

  5. Trade Unionists Around the Country Stand with Detroit Educators

    ... on the events taking place in the Detroit public school system: “For nearly a decade, the students, families, educators and school-related staff of the Detroit public school system have been forced to deal with dismal conditions, disastrous budget cuts ...

    Aug 26 2016 - 1:29pm

  6. WHAT'S NEW: Hundreds Rally and Recommit During Detroit Day of Action Feb. 24

    ... up against the policies that rig the economy and political system against us.  The future of working people hangs in the balance ... Detroit participates chanted during the effort: "Unrig the System" and "It's about freedom!" ...

    May 2 2018 - 12:15pm

  7. AFT Leaders on the Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Concerning Detroit Schools

    ... schools. It’s about the quality of the Detroit school system and our community. Apparently, the state of Michigan is satisfied with ... are unwilling to accept the current state of our school system. The DFT and our members stand with the people bringing this lawsuit ...

    Sep 13 2016 - 12:24pm

  8. WHAT'S NEW: Appeal planned in Detroit literacy lawsuit tossed by federal judge (Detroit Free Press story)

    ... saw classrooms with mice running around. That's the sort of system you build when you don't care about children, when you treat children as ... that the lawsuit doesn't seek to restructure the state's system of education. "It merely asks the state to ensure that all Detroit ...

    Jul 3 2018 - 1:07pm

  9. Join the Fight for Retirement Security

    ... that would close the Michigan Public School Retirement System to newly hired school employees.   This attack on our pensions is ...

    Nov 30 2016 - 4:08pm

  10. DPS and DFT Joint Covenant 2009

    ... performance bonuses · Comprehensive teacher evaluation system We understand that to achieve what we set out to do we must ...

    May 5 2016 - 5:00pm