Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

June 18, 2020 at 7:44 PM

Confronting Racism and in Support of Black Lives

John, The past few weeks have laid bare the 400 years of trauma Black Americans have faced. Racism, white supremacy and police brutality have been in the forefront of our public consciousness since the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and more than a …

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

June 10, 2020 at 8:37 PM

Friend​, we need you to write to your senators.

Friend, I’ll be frank here. We are battling three intersecting crises right now that pose a major threat to our public education and our economic recovery. If our senators don’t pass the HEROES Act and fund our future, our states and communities will see massive job losses…

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

June 10, 2020 at 8:31 PM

John​, we need you to write to your senators.

John, I’ll be frank here. We are battling three intersecting crises right now that pose a major threat to our public education and our economic recovery. If our senators don’t pass the HEROES Act and fund our future, our states and communities will see massive job losses i…

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

June 8, 2020 at 11:16 PM

Black Lives Matter

Dear John, America is facing three crises simultaneously: a global public health crisis, economic inequality exacerbated by COVID-19, and racism. All three have been made worse by a president who has shown himself unable—and, worse, unwilling—to meet the moment. I …

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

June 8, 2020 at 11:15 PM

Black Lives Matter

Dear Friend, America is facing three crises simultaneously: a global public health crisis, economic inequality exacerbated by COVID-19, and racism. All three have been made worse by a president who has shown himself unable—and, worse, unwilling—to meet the moment. …

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

June 2, 2020 at 1:45 PM

We can't sit this election out, DC

Hello, Our country is fighting three crises at the same time: the COVID-19 health crisis, the economic crisis, and a crisis of racial justice. All of this is made worse by a president incapable of rising to the moment and working to restore the health of the nation. As we …

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

May 11, 2020 at 7:22 PM

America’s 5 Economic Essentials

Dear Friend, The COVID-19 crisis has upended our lives and laid bare many of the problems workers are facing. We’ve been fighting on so many fronts: for personal protective equipment for healthcare workers; for Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards for f…

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

May 11, 2020 at 7:11 PM

America’s 5 Economic Essentials

Dear Friend, The COVID-19 crisis has upended our lives and laid bare many of the problems workers are facing. We’ve been fighting on so many fronts: for personal protective equipment for healthcare workers; for Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards for f…

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  Randi Weingarten, AFT · [email protected]

May 3, 2020 at 4:07 PM

Thank a Hero: Celebrate Teacher, Nurse, and Public Service Appreciation weeks

Dear Friend, COVID-19 has upended everything—our way of life, our schools, our hospitals, our workplaces and our economy. One thing has not changed though: the dedication AFT members have to their jobs and to helping their communities. Our educators, healthcare workers, p…

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  Randi Weingarten, AFT · [email protected]

May 3, 2020 at 4:06 PM

Thank a Hero: Celebrate Teacher, Nurse, and Public Service Appreciation weeks

Dear John, COVID-19 has upended everything—our way of life, our schools, our hospitals, our workplaces and our economy. One thing has not changed though: the dedication AFT members have to their jobs and to helping their communities. Our educators, healthcare workers, pub…

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

May 1, 2020 at 10:14 PM

Tell Congress: Pass state and local aid

Friend, It’s time to press Congress as hard as we can to fund the frontlines of this pandemic. And it’s the Senate majority that is the real problem. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell won’t do what’s right—you can tell from his callous and cynical comment that stat…

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

May 1, 2020 at 10:12 PM

Tell Congress: Pass state and local aid

John, It’s time to press Congress as hard as we can to fund the frontlines of this pandemic. And it’s the Senate majority that is the real problem. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell won’t do what’s right—you can tell from his callous and cynical comment that states…

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  Team AFL-CIO · [email protected]

April 13, 2020 at 3:50 PM

Fwd: Tuesday’s town hall with the PTA

  John,   We just received this email from Randi Weingarten, president of AFT, and thought you should read it.   She wants you to know about tomorrow’s telephone town hall with the National PTA, which will be…

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

March 21, 2020 at 10:45 PM

Here's how you can help nurses right now

Friend, We’re continuing to push for an aggressive federal response to the COVID-19 outbreak. As we work on the next stimulus, I want to focus all of our attention right now on saving the lives of healthcare workers. The AFT is the second-largest nurses union in the U…

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

March 21, 2020 at 10:43 PM

Here's how you can help nurses right now

John, We’re continuing to push for an aggressive federal response to the COVID-19 outbreak. As we work on the next stimulus, I want to focus all of our attention right now on saving the lives of healthcare workers. The AFT is the second-largest nurses union in the Uni…

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  AFT President Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

March 13, 2020 at 1:36 AM

Coronavirus

John, This is a confusing and scary time for many of us. Since January, in response to the coronavirus, the AFT’s attention has been focused on how to ensure the health and safety of our families and communities, particularly those on the frontline of this crisis. Now, since …

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  AFT President Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

March 13, 2020 at 1:33 AM

Coronavirus

Hello, This is a confusing and scary time for many of us. Since January, in response to the coronavirus, the AFT’s attention has been focused on how to ensure the health and safety of our families and communities, particularly those on the frontline of this crisis. Now, since…

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

March 10, 2020 at 1:17 PM

The schools St. Paul students deserve

Friend, Today, we are standing on the picket lines with 3,600 members of the Saint Paul Federation of Educators, AFT Local 28. After months of unsuccessful negotiations with the Saint Paul public school district, SPFE members have been left with no choice but to leave thei…

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

March 10, 2020 at 1:15 PM

The schools St. Paul students deserve

John, Today, we are standing on the picket lines with 3,600 members of the Saint Paul Federation of Educators, AFT Local 28. After months of unsuccessful negotiations with the Saint Paul public school district, SPFE members have been left with no choice but to leave their …

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  Randi Weingarten, AFT · [email protected]

March 6, 2020 at 6:45 PM

Will you ask your senators to rebuild America’s schools?

Friend, This week, I joined Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, House Committee on Education and Labor Chairman Bobby Scott, Rep. Donald Norcross, Rep. Jahana Hayes, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers President Jerry T. Jordan, and National Education Association President …

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  Randi Weingarten, AFT · [email protected]

March 6, 2020 at 6:37 PM

Will you ask your senators to rebuild America’s schools?

John, This week, I joined Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, House Committee on Education and Labor Chairman Bobby Scott, Rep. Donald Norcross, Rep. Jahana Hayes, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers President Jerry T. Jordan, and National Education Association President Li…

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

February 11, 2020 at 4:11 PM

Big Step for Defrauded Students!

Hello, Because we cared, we fought and we showed up, we won a BIG step for student loan borrowers in the House of Representatives. Our activism convinced the House to vote to repeal Betsy DeVos’ rewrite of the “borrower protection” rule and thereby allow millions of defra…

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

February 11, 2020 at 4:10 PM

Big Step for Defrauded Students!

John, Because we cared, we fought and we showed up, we won a BIG step for student loan borrowers in the House of Representatives. Our activism convinced the House to vote to repeal Betsy DeVos’ rewrite of the “borrower protection” rule and thereby allow millions of defrau…

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

February 8, 2020 at 6:09 PM

#Questions4Betsy on her anniversary

John, This week is the third anniversary of Betsy DeVos’ confirmation as secretary of education. In the past three years, she’s turned the job she was appointed to do—look out for America’s students, teachers and public schools—into a political crusade to defund and des…

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

February 8, 2020 at 6:08 PM

#Questions4Betsy on her anniversary

Friend, This week is the third anniversary of Betsy DeVos’ confirmation as secretary of education. In the past three years, she’s turned the job she was appointed to do—look out for America’s students, teachers and public schools—into a political crusade to defund and d…

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  Randi Weingarten, AFT · [email protected]

February 1, 2020 at 6:14 PM

We need Congress to pass emergency aid funding for Puerto Rico

John, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have just introduced a $4.7 billion Puerto Rico aid bill that can help the island manage its immediate and critical needs relating to education and the welfare of children and their families. Last week, I was in Puerto …

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  Randi Weingarten, AFT · [email protected]

February 1, 2020 at 6:11 PM

We need Congress to pass emergency aid funding for Puerto Rico

Hello, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have just introduced a $4.7 billion Puerto Rico aid bill that can help the island manage its immediate and critical needs relating to education and the welfare of children and their families. Last week, I was in Puerto…

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

January 22, 2020 at 5:27 PM

SCOTUS today

Hello, The Supreme Court is hearing a crucial case today, Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, that may be disastrous for both public education and religious liberty, and I want to make sure you know what is happening. The issue in Espinoza is whether vouchers and t…

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

January 22, 2020 at 5:16 PM

SCOTUS today

John, The Supreme Court is hearing a crucial case today, Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, that may be disastrous for both public education and religious liberty, and I want to make sure you know what is happening. The issue in Espinoza is whether vouchers and ta…

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  Randi Weingarten and Evelyn DeJesus, AFT · [email protected]

January 12, 2020 at 2:21 AM

How you can help Puerto Rico

Dear John, This morning, Puerto Rico suffered another 6.0 magnitude earthquake, just a few days after a 6.4 magnitude quake hit the island, leaving the people and infrastructure devastated once again. Buildings on the southern part of the island have been completely flatt…

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  Randi Weingarten and Evelyn DeJesus, AFT · [email protected]

January 12, 2020 at 2:16 AM

How you can help Puerto Rico

Dear Friend, This morning, Puerto Rico suffered another 6.0 magnitude earthquake, just a few days after a 6.4 magnitude quake hit the island, leaving the people and infrastructure devastated once again. Buildings on the southern part of the island have been completely fla…

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

January 7, 2020 at 3:29 PM

Tell DeVos: Stop hurting student loan borrowers!

Hello, Time and again, Betsy DeVos has shown just how determined she is to help her friends who run predatory for-profit colleges, no matter the cost to the students she has taken an oath to serve. This summer was no exception, when her Department of Education released a n…

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

January 7, 2020 at 3:22 PM

Tell DeVos: Stop hurting student loan borrowers!

John, Time and again, Betsy DeVos has shown just how determined she is to help her friends who run predatory for-profit colleges, no matter the cost to the students she has taken an oath to serve. This summer was no exception, when her Department of Education released a ne…

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  AFT President Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

December 21, 2019 at 6:24 PM

We can achieve together what would be impossible alone

John, In a year where our democracy appears to be fraying, marked by a president who was impeached for abusing his power, we also see another powerful story being written—that when our movement joins with our communities, we can help better the lives of working families. I…

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  AFT President Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

December 21, 2019 at 5:41 PM

We can achieve together what would be impossible alone

Friend, In a year where our democracy appears to be fraying, marked by a president who was impeached for abusing his power, we also see another powerful story being written—that when our movement joins with our communities, we can help better the lives of working families. …

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  Randi Weingarten, AFT · [email protected]

December 16, 2019 at 6:27 PM

Public Education Forum 2020 was a success!

John, Saturday we co-hosted the Public Education Forum 2020, and I want to know what you thought. We had an incredible day, with seven of the major presidential candidates discussing public education and taking questions in front of an audience of nearly 1,500 people…

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  Randi Weingarten, AFT · [email protected]

December 16, 2019 at 6:20 PM

Public Education Forum 2020 was a success!

Friend, Saturday we co-hosted the Public Education Forum 2020, and I want to know what you thought. We had an incredible day, with seven of the major presidential candidates discussing public education and taking questions in front of an audience of nearly 1,500 peop…

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

December 14, 2019 at 4:03 PM

WATCH NOW 📺: Public Education Forum

Follow along on our Facebook page, YouTube, or Periscope. Hello, I’m in Pittsburgh right now, getting ready for “Public Education Forum 2020: Equity and Opportunity for All,” with Democratic presidential candidates Michael Bennet, Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, …

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

December 14, 2019 at 3:00 PM

I’m in Pittsburgh for the Public Education Forum

Follow along on our Facebook page, YouTube, or Periscope. John, I’m in Pittsburgh right now, getting ready for “Public Education Forum 2020: Equity and Opportunity for All,” with Democratic presidential candidates Michael Bennet, Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, B…

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  Randi Weingarten · [email protected]

December 6, 2019 at 9:13 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. John, 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 teac…

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  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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