Our 77th Convention was held virtually on May 21, 2022. 141 delegates from 33 locals, along with many guests, participated. Highlights included: Honoring great people and organizations with awards, including: The John McDonald Union-Building Award was presented to John’s local, the Henry Ford Community College Federation of Teachers #1650. The inaugural E’Lois Moore-Michele Artt Retiree […]

Most often, if unions are in the news, someone is on strike.  Over the past few months there has been a remarkable change as unions are growing in public support and workers are organizing at major corporations.  Last week a Grand Rapids Starbucks became the first to organize in Michigan, following a national trend. Amazon […]

UPDATE: May 13, 2022: 77th Convention to be held virtually The 77th AFT Michigan Convention will be held on May 21, 2022. We had been looking forward to gathering in person; however, given the increase in cases in our state, tonight the Administrative Board made the difficult decision to hold the Convention virtually via Zoom.  […]