Detroit Federation of Teachers

Preparing for the Day of Action

Members of the DFT Leadership Team sort and count out materials to distribute to schools for the National Day of Action. It takes many hands to prepare for such an event and we cannot do it without everyone's help.

March 4 Action: Wear Red for Ed

One of the actions for March 4 Education/Protect Our Kids was to wear red. Keidan Special Education Center is just one of many work locations across the district which put on their "red for ed".

March 4 Action: Clap In

Priest Elementary Middle School greeted students this morning with a clap-in. The students thought it was great and the staff wore Red for Ed. Many schools clapped in students at the entrance bell, while others did it at dismissal.

March 4 Action: Signs and Literature Drop

Literature and buttons were on hand for the parents at the Jerry L. White Center, while Gardner Elementary provided #ProtectOurKids signs along with pączk for its Day of Action.

ATTN MEMBERS: TAX INFORMATION

The dues deduction for 2016 was: $897.16

Deductions from January thru July 2017: $570.92

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.

Resolution to Build the Movement Demand President Obama Take Action to Pardon DACA Immigrant Youth

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.

DeVos brings no credible experience or expertise in education, but rather has pushed for the privatization and dismantling of public education at every turn. She rejects evidence, research and the experiences of front-line educators in pursuit of policy changes that only serve to profit billionaires.

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