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DFT is proud of its participation in the Labor Day Parades held around the country along with our fellow AFT locals: AFT Labor Day 2025

We are pleased that AFT National's Executive Vice President, Evelyn DeJesus, came to our city to speak to Detroit's labor union members and parade participants: AFT National EVP Address at Detroit Labor Day March

Listen to this episode of the AFT Michigan podcast.

UAW Region 1A Director Laura Dickerson joined Terrence Martin on stage at the 2024 AFT Michigan Convention for a wide-ranging conversation about labor, politics, and her journey as a trailblazing leader in this AFT Michigan podcast.

Join Dearborn Federation of Teachers President Kathi Martin as she discusses the upcoming millage vote for the Dearborn Public Schools in this AFT Michigan podcast.

The DFT held a candidate screening for those who are running for office.  We recorded the conversations and have posted them here. There are six separate videos. Our members are encouraged to watch the videos so they can make informed decisions about the election process.

• Saturday Candidate Screening on Zoom (passcode is XDXeF6=k) candidates are Hill Harper at 00:00:50, Elissa Slotkin at 00:30:00, Rashida Tlaib at 01:03:00.
• Raphael Washington Candidate Screening (runs 14 minutes)
• Shri Thanedar Candidate Screening (runs 14 minutes)
• Thursday Candidate Screening candidates are 00:00:50 Macie Gaines, 19:00 Sherry Gay-Dagnogo, 45:00 Sherisse Butler, 1:10:00 Boyd White III, 1:33:00 Stephanie Young
• Mary Waters Candidate Screening (runs 20 minutes)
• Adrienne Scruggs Candidate Screening (runs 16 minutes)

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AFT Michigan President, Terrence Martin, welcomed Jenell Mansfield, our Political & Legislative Director, to the studio for our latest episode of the AFT Michigan Podcast. Please check it out to hear us talk about growing up in Detroit, parenthood, and why it’s so important for union members to be engaged in the political process. 

Welcome to the first episode of the AFT Michigan podcast! In this first episode, AFT Michigan Secretary-Treasurer Terrence Martin sits down with Field Representative Sonya Alvarado for a wide-ranging discussion, particularly focused on higher education, drawing on Sonya’s experience as a faculty member, local union president, and now staff person working with higher ed locals across the state.

Vice President, Robin Jennings, explains why the DFT is supporting the repeal of Right to Work in Michigan. 

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