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"Creemos en el servicio y creemos en ayudar a todo el mundo para que puedan tener oportunidades. Esa es la promesa de estados unidos... Y como una unión liberal, una unión de educadores, como educadores eso es lo que somos." — @rweingarten.bsky.social
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Organizaciones hacen importante donación a “El Comedor de la Kennedy” - TeleOnce TV | Vívelo
La Asociación de Maestros, en conjunto con diversas organizaciones nacionales e internacionales, realizó una importante donación de alimentos a la Fundación ...
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November 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Join us Monday! So much to learn, so much to inspire us as we confront our own crises. @aftmass.bsky.social @btu66.bsky.social
Unions worldwide are standing up for democracy. ✊
Join AFT, ASI & APALA for Defending Democracy: The Role of South Korean Labor Unions
🗓️ Nov. 17 | 5–6 PM ET
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November 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Big update in our lawsuit against the Department of Transportation's emergency order. This ruling will help our members who work as school bus drivers and need a CDL. Contact your department of motor vehicles if your CDL was revoked or suspended.
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US appeals court temporarily halts non-domiciled CDL emergency order
Federal judges in D.C. issued an administrative stay while the case proceeds.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Thank you @rweingarten.bsky.social and @uft.org for testifying today in NYC. The time is now to pay paraprofessionals a fair wage. #ParaRESPECT
November 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Kaiser is spending millions on temporary contract workers instead of investing in the people who built this system.

Kathy Schmidt helped create the original labor partnership — she knows we can do better.

Learn more: ofnhp.aft.org/we-are-kaiser
November 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
“Health behavior patterns and lifestyle changes make a huge difference in people’s health,” Cordwin says. “But to not allow them access to food is setting people up for failure.”
When nutrition meets uncertainty
Dietitians on the frontlines of food insecurity
aftvoices.org
November 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
@rweingarten.bsky.social joined @vinguptamd.bsky.social on @meidastouch.com podcast to talk about "Why Fascists Fear Teachers" and why teachers are the hope of America because they help create the habits of democracy in our next generation.
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Meidas Health: Dr. Gupta’s Deep Dive with AFT President Randi Weingarten
Podcast Episode · The MeidasTouch Podcast · 10/11/2025 · 36m
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November 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Why do fascists fear teachers? @rweingarten.bsky.social took this critical question to San Juan for a powerful conversation with educators and community members. As Randi says, there is a drive to want the promise of a better future for our children—a promise we must fight for everywhere.
November 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
When baristas go on strike, we show solidarity by doing the same: don’t shop at Starbucks.

No contract, no coffee. Period. #NoContractNoCoffee
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November 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Good morning from NYC! 🍎

We’re joining @uft.org and lawmakers at City Hall to support the city’s bill to address pay disparities among the city’s paraprofessionals and school support professionals.

Follow along in the thread below!
November 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Good morning from NYC! 🍎

We’re joining @uft.org and lawmakers at City Hall to support the city’s bill to address pay disparities among the city’s paraprofessionals and school support professionals.

Follow along in the thread below!
November 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Good morning from NYC! 🍎

We’re joining @uft.org and lawmakers at City Hall to support the city’s bill to address pay disparities among the city’s paraprofessionals and school support professionals.

Follow along in the thread below!
November 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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If they do not, they will continue to own this problem as healthcare premiums go through the roof on Jan. 1. And AFT members will do everything possible to remind voters next year of who is on the side of working families. #AFTvotes
November 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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The discontinuation of the ACA tax credits means 8,811 people will die and 4.8m will be without health insurance. In 2026 alone, 340k jobs will be lost and hospitals will lose $32b. Republicans need to pass a standalone bill to extend the ACA tax credits. www.aft.org/press-releas...
AFT’s Weingarten Responds to Shutdown-Ending House Vote
WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement responding to the House vote to end President Trump and Republicans’ federal government shutdown:“Like many Americans, we are d...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Adelita Grijalva sworn in
November 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Hello from St. Louis, MO!

We’re joining students, parents, and AFT St. Louis for a reading practice here at Jefferson Elementary. This after school program provides snacks & books students can relate to, and helps students build confidence in their reading skills. #ReadingOpensTheWorld
November 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
DACA recipients were promised protection to pursue the American Dream. But Donald Trump has broken that promise, targeting DACA recipients in his lawless ICE campaigns and forcing thousands to live in fear.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Then they came for the Dreamers
Immigrants brought here as children were told they wouldn’t be deported. Now, they’re being targeted anyway.
www.motherjones.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Around 40% of SNAP recipients in the state are children, whose benefits didn’t show up Nov. 1.

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Delayed SNAP benefits worsen West Virginia’s child hunger problem, communities rally to feed kids • West Virginia Watch
Child hunger is a problem in West Virginia: roughly one in five kids don’t have enough food. Nearly every county offers free school meals.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
"As states face having to cut spending while bracing for fewer federal dollars under the budget bill President Trump signed in July, some, including Arkansas, view early learning programs as a place to slash funding."
Child care crisis deepens as funding slashed for poor families
As states brace for less federal money, some are cutting child care spending to balance their budgets. Experts warn these cuts will be disastrous for families and the economy.
hechingerreport.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Unions worldwide are standing up for democracy. ✊
Join AFT, ASI & APALA for Defending Democracy: The Role of South Korean Labor Unions
🗓️ Nov. 17 | 5–6 PM ET
🔗 Save your spot tinyurl.com/3hwaftf6 @shankerinst.bsky.social @aft.org @aftmass.bsky.social @aftintlaffairs.bsky.social @jessjtang.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
In the Fall 2025 American Educator, @rweingarten.bsky.social writes about students and professors being stripped of the freedoms to learn, think, express themselves and be informed—and why that's so dangerous for our democracy.
www.aft.org/ae/fall2025/...
Protecting Academic Freedom and Our Democracy
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November 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Miss our #VeteransDay Vital Lessons webinar? You can watch the full conversation about veterans' health and the programs and resources out there to get veterans and their families the support they deserve here ⬇️
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Vital Lessons: Caring for Veterans, Families, and Communities
This Veterans Day, Vital Lessons is about gratitude and action—honoring those who have served and serve our country, and learning how we can better support them and the communities they strengthen. Jo...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
@rweingarten.bsky.social joined Tavis Smiley to talk about her new book, "Why Fascists Fear Teachers," and how attacks on public education and teachers—aimed at restricting knowledge and rejecting inclusion—undermine our democracy. Watch the full interview here ⬇️
www.youtube.com/live/FsDQ-cs...
Randi Weingarten joins Tavis Smiley
YouTube video by KBLA 1580
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November 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
On this #VeteransDay, @rweingarten.bsky.social, @vinguptamd.bsky.social, and @irwinredlener.bsky.social led an important @sharemylesson.bsky.social discussion on how to best care for veterans when they return home from service—from PTSD, to the PACT Act, to support for veterans' kids and families.
November 11, 2025 at 10:59 PM
HAPPENING NOW: Join our #VeteransDay Vital Lessons conversation ⬇️
November 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM