Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

December 6, 2019 at 9:07 PM

Congress must take the impeachment report seriously

Write to your members of Congress right now. Tell them that, when the president abuses his power, they have a duty to act. Hello, Teaching civics at Clara Barton High School in Brooklyn, N.Y., was some of the most important work I have ever done. Like social studies tea…

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

November 6, 2019 at 11:21 PM

Watch Live: AFT Town Hall with Tom Steyer

Hi Friend I’m here in Milwaukee getting ready for another AFT Votes town hall; this time we’re talking to Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer. We’ll be getting things underway at 4:15 p.m. Central time at the Milwaukee Area Technical College. If you can’t make it…

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

November 6, 2019 at 11:12 PM

Watch Live: AFT Town Hall with Tom Steyer

Hi John I’m here in Milwaukee getting ready for another AFT Votes town hall; this time we’re talking to Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer. We’ll be getting things underway at 4:15 p.m. Central time at the Milwaukee Area Technical College. If you can’t make it, …

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

November 1, 2019 at 7:32 PM

When we fight together, we win.

Hello, In 1995, Chicago educators were stripped of their bargaining rights and their voice to affect learning and teaching conditions. The city's students, especially minority and special needs students, lost resources and even some neighborhood schools as a result. Fighti…

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

November 1, 2019 at 7:25 PM

When we fight together, we win.

John, In 1995, Chicago educators were stripped of their bargaining rights and their voice to affect learning and teaching conditions. The city's students, especially minority and special needs students, lost resources and even some neighborhood schools as a result. Fightin…

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

October 30, 2019 at 1:16 PM

Even MORE kids are about to lose school meals.

Friend, Last month, I told you about how President Trump was making it harder for families to access food and nutrition assistance, and I asked you take action. Now we find out that Trump’s Department of Agriculture withheld important information about the impact that his p…

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

October 30, 2019 at 1:04 PM

Even MORE kids are about to lose school meals.

John, Last month, I told you about how President Trump was making it harder for families to access food and nutrition assistance, and I asked you take action. Now we find out that Trump’s Department of Agriculture withheld important information about the impact that his pro…

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

October 23, 2019 at 7:37 PM

CTU is asking for our solidarity

Hello, Yesterday I was on the picket lines in Chicago with Elizabeth Warren. She took time from the campaign trail to come to Chicago to support the members of the Chicago Teachers Union and SEIU Local 73, who are entering the seventh day of their strike. And she’s not th…

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

October 23, 2019 at 7:28 PM

CTU is asking for our solidarity

John, Yesterday I was on the picket lines in Chicago with Elizabeth Warren. She took time from the campaign trail to come to Chicago to support the members of the Chicago Teachers Union and SEIU Local 73, who are entering the seventh day of their strike. And she’s not the…

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  AFT · [email protected]

October 17, 2019 at 3:24 PM

Here’s how you can support the strike in Chicago

Friend, Chicago teachers and school staff are on strike for the resources their students need. Now it’s critical that we support them, just the way we supported the walkouts in West Virginia and Oklahoma and the strike in Los Angeles. We want to make sure the entire cou…

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  AFT · [email protected]

October 17, 2019 at 3:23 PM

Here’s how you can support the strike in Chicago

John, Chicago teachers and school staff are on strike for the resources their students need. Now it’s critical that we support them, just the way we supported the walkouts in West Virginia and Oklahoma and the strike in Los Angeles. We want to make sure the entire count…

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  Randi Weingarten & Jesse Sharkey · [email protected]

October 14, 2019 at 7:07 PM

Put it in writing

It's time for Mayor Lightfoot to keep her promise to Chicago students. Hello, We want to personally let you know what’s happening in Chicago, and ask for your help and solidarity. The Chicago Teachers Union, AFT Local 1, is in contract negotiations, with its core demands …

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  Randi Weingarten & Jesse Sharkey · [email protected]

October 14, 2019 at 6:58 PM

Put it in writing

It's time for Mayor Lightfoot to keep her promise to Chicago students. John, We want to personally let you know what’s happening in Chicago, and ask for your help and solidarity. The Chicago Teachers Union, AFT Local 1, is in contract negotiations, with its core demands t…

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  Randi Weingarten, AFT · [email protected]

October 2, 2019 at 11:31 PM

Watch Live: AFT Votes town hall with Julián Castro

Hi John, I’m with AFT members in Las Vegas right now, getting ready for our AFT Votes town hall with Julián Castro, Democratic presidential candidate and former secretary of Housing and Urban Development. We’ll be kicking things off at 7:30 p.m. EDT—tune in now to the liv…

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  Randi Weingarten, AFT · [email protected]

October 2, 2019 at 11:29 PM

Watch Live: AFT Votes town hall with Julián Castro

Hi Friend, I’m with AFT members in Las Vegas right now, getting ready for our AFT Votes town hall with Julián Castro, Democratic presidential candidate and former secretary of Housing and Urban Development. We’ll be kicking things off at 7:30 p.m. EDT—tune in now to the l…

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

September 19, 2019 at 8:41 PM

I'm in Washington, DC with Gov. Steve Bullock

John, Today, I’m in Washington, D.C., with AFT members and Montana Gov. Steve Bullock for an AFT Votes town hall. We’re getting started at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time. You can watch the livestream here, and you’ll have the ability to ask questions via Facebook Live. Click here …

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

September 19, 2019 at 8:40 PM

I'm in Washington, DC with Gov. Steve Bullock

Hello, Today, I’m in Washington, D.C., with AFT members and Montana Gov. Steve Bullock for an AFT Votes town hall. We’re getting started at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time. You can watch the livestream here, and you’ll have the ability to ask questions via Facebook Live. Click here…

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

September 17, 2019 at 2:26 PM

I'm in Washington, D.C. for the In Defense of Democracy conference

John, Democracies can die, and many have. The question is: Will we in America work to safeguard ours? That’s why this summer I asked educators to be guardians of democracy, and it’s why on Tuesday the Albert Shanker Institute, in partnership with the AFT and Onward Together…

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

September 17, 2019 at 1:58 PM

I'm in Washington, D.C. for the In Defense of Democracy conference

Hello, Democracies can die, and many have. The question is: Will we in America work to safeguard ours? That’s why this summer I asked educators to be guardians of democracy, and it’s why on Tuesday the Albert Shanker Institute, in partnership with the AFT and Onward Togethe…

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  AFT President Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

September 2, 2019 at 4:37 PM

It’s our movement—the labor movement—that fights for a better life

Friend, Americans want a better future for our families and communities and a better life for ourselves: namely, good jobs, high-quality and affordable healthcare, a secure retirement, affordable college, great public schools, a healthy democracy and justice for all. These are…

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  AFT President Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

September 2, 2019 at 4:26 PM

It’s our movement—the labor movement—that fights for a better life

John, Americans want a better future for our families and communities and a better life for ourselves: namely, good jobs, high-quality and affordable healthcare, a secure retirement, affordable college, great public schools, a healthy democracy and justice for all. These are t…

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  AFT · [email protected]

July 16, 2019 at 2:35 AM

Thank you for joining the AFTeam!

Thank you for joining the AFTeam! The American Federation of Teachers champions fairness, democracy, economic opportunity, and high-quality public education, healthcare and public services for our students, their families and our communities. We are committed to advancing thes…

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

July 12, 2019 at 1:08 PM

I'm suing Betsy DeVos

Hello, Every day at the AFT, I meet someone burdened by student debt: Nurses struggling to make their car payments and pay off their loans at the same time. Paraprofessionals still living with their parents or other family members to save money on rent so they can pay thei…

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

July 11, 2019 at 1:48 PM

Stand up for immigrant families

Friend, America is keeping children in cages and families in detention camps at the border. The damage that’s being done to these kids is unimaginable. The cruelty and inhumanity of these camps should be unacceptable in America. And since the AFT is having a conference wi…

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  AFT · [email protected]

June 30, 2019 at 8:52 PM

Thank you for joining the AFTeam!

Thank you for joining the AFTeam! The American Federation of Teachers champions fairness, democracy, economic opportunity, and high-quality public education, healthcare and public services for our students, their families and our communities. We are committed to advancing thes…

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