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The world's richest person is targeting me & other teachers because we are fighting for vital federal education programs that help families & students. They attack because they want tax cuts for the rich. Stop taking money from poor kids & kids with disabilities.
March 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The world's richest person is targeting me & other teachers because we are fighting for vital federal education programs that help families & students. They attack because they want tax cuts for the rich. Stop taking money from poor kids & kids with disabilities.
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As we argued to investors about our members' pension funds, Elon Musk is acting like an angry toddler on the internet instead of protecting Tesla shareholders. This behavior wouldn't even fly in our classrooms, so it shouldn’t fly for billionaires running our government.
March 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
As we argued to investors about our members' pension funds, Elon Musk is acting like an angry toddler on the internet instead of protecting Tesla shareholders. This behavior wouldn't even fly in our classrooms, so it shouldn’t fly for billionaires running our government.
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New from @rweingarten.bsky.social: "Slashing essential programs for Americans with the greatest needs to pay for tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires would be a monumental betrayal of the people who voted for Trump ..." Read her latest NYT column: www.aft.org/column/gover...
Government for the people—or for plutocrats?
Will Trump deliver for working families or for his billionaire backers?As Donald Trump fought to reclaim the White House, he professed to be a champion of everyday Americans—people who work hard for a...
www.aft.org
January 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
New from @rweingarten.bsky.social: "Slashing essential programs for Americans with the greatest needs to pay for tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires would be a monumental betrayal of the people who voted for Trump ..." Read her latest NYT column: www.aft.org/column/gover...
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Today the Senate passed the Social Security Fairness Act, restoring earned Social Security benefits for millions of educators, firefighters, police officers and retired public employees. www.aft.org/press-releas...
AFT’s Weingarten on the Passage of the Social Security Fairness Act
WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after the Social Security Fairness Act passed the Senate, capping a decades-long fight for retirement justice for educators, nu...
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December 21, 2024 at 5:26 AM
Today the Senate passed the Social Security Fairness Act, restoring earned Social Security benefits for millions of educators, firefighters, police officers and retired public employees. www.aft.org/press-releas...
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Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum & I write why the separation of church & state is vital 4 everyone including students who should feel safe & valued. We support teaching about religion, but not forcing 1 set of beliefs over others. www.pressreader.com/usa/houston-... www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
The Bible doesn't belong in Texas public schools. Here's why.
Randi Weingarten, president of the AFT, and Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum explain how separation of church and state has served the U.S. well for 250 years.
www.houstonchronicle.com
December 10, 2024 at 3:49 AM
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum & I write why the separation of church & state is vital 4 everyone including students who should feel safe & valued. We support teaching about religion, but not forcing 1 set of beliefs over others. www.pressreader.com/usa/houston-... www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
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We will soon see whether Trump follows through on his populist promises, or if he does the bidding of the billionaires whose shadow campaign helped put him back in office.
www.aft.org/column/fight...
www.aft.org/column/fight...
Fighting for a better future
Americans need a great education and a union contract so they can get ahead and communities can rise together.
www.aft.org
November 17, 2024 at 4:48 PM
We will soon see whether Trump follows through on his populist promises, or if he does the bidding of the billionaires whose shadow campaign helped put him back in office.
www.aft.org/column/fight...
www.aft.org/column/fight...