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New poll came out yesterday in the Detroit Free Press.  The race for governor is a dead heat.  If every registered voter voted we win.  If 60% of registered voters vote, we win. But 60% will not [...]

Today Rich Trumpka, national president of the AFL-CIO helped kick-off our Solidarity Weekend, working to elect Mark Schauer as our new Governor and Gary Peters as our new US Senator. Members from [...]

Professional Development class today at AFT Michigan office – Promoting Positive Discipline in the Classroom.  Our next PD class is Monday & Tuesday evening (Sept. 29 & 30) on the [...]

This week the Taylor Federation of Teachers has been sponsoring Subs & Solidarity for their members.  During lunch time the local puts out food for the members and has AFT Michigan staff come [...]

The AFT Michigan locals and Wayne County Community College, the Teachers and Professional & Administrative Association, have been working a plan to bring attention to the unfair labor [...]

Our endorsed candidate Mark Schauer stopped by the AFT Michigan Administrative Board this evening and spent some time listening to the concerns of K-12 teachers, education support personnel and [...]

Today, Saturday, September 20, 2014, AFT Michigan members, retirees and staff went walking in support of Bo Karpinsky who is running for State Representative in the 30th District (Sterling [...]

Senate Committee to Consider Bills Attacking MPSERS Defined Benefit Pension Plan AFT Michigan anticipates a hearing in the coming weeks on Senate K-12 Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on a [...]

The third of AFT Michigan’s Organizing Summits took place in Taylor, Michigan – SE of Detroit on Saturday. It was another successful event. The theme this Fall, with elections just around [...]

AFT Michigan is seeking an experienced and energized field representative to join our dynamic statewide union of educators. Our team of field representatives works with approximately 100 local [...]