Build Union, Build Green Thanks to a grant from the Climate Jobs National Resource Center, AFT Michigan is leading a coalition of other education unions, building trades and the UAW to map out a strategy for having all school construction done union and “green,”  and for districts to  purchase electric union-made buses.  As the Coalition’s […]

Let’s Celebrate, Analyze, and Build a Better Michigan Tuesday’s election results were astounding.  For the first time in my 39 years in Michigan, our allies (and yes, given increased polarization that generally means Democrats) will hold the three executive offices (Governor, AG, SOS), majorities in both the State Senate and House, and Michigan Supreme Court. […]

VOTE, VOTE, VOTE Given the large amount of absentee ballots cast, we are not likely to have all final results Tuesday night, but the barrage of ads and mail is almost over.  Below is the link for all  AFT Michigan endorsements starting with Governor Gretchen Whitmer.  Over a quarter of AFT Michigan voters have already […]