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EMUFT Member Zachary Jones Testifies About Problems with Electronic Unemployment Insurance Claims Systems

The House Oversight and Ethics Committee met last Thursday to consider House Bill 4982, which  would specify that an unemployment agency determination could not be based solely on a [...]

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Michigan House GOP Fails Students and Attacks Teachers with DPS Proposal

The House Republican proposal for Detroit Public Schools calls for paying the debt amassed during state control of the district, but the remainder of the proposal is an attempt to masquerade [...]

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Governor Snyder Presents 2016 Budget Recommendation

On Wednesday, February 10, Governor Snyder presented to the Legislature his recommendations for the state’s budget. The Michigan House and Senate will now study the governor’s [...]

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AFT Michigan and DFT: Issues at DPS Go Beyond Finances, Need to Be Addressed

Solving Detroit schools’ debt issue is only one piece of the puzzle, teachers and students need support LANSING — Today, before the Michigan Senate Government Operations Committee, AFT Michigan [...]

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Taylor Federation of Teachers Beats Mackinac Center Challenge!

Linda Moore, President of the Taylor FT, Applauds Court Ruling in Support of Fair Share Agreement “A Wayne County Circuit Judge today dismissed a claim by three teachers employed by the [...]

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Detroit Public Schools Bans AFT Health Inspectors from Entering Schools

DETROIT—The Detroit Public Schools refused to allow nationally recognized industrial hygienists from entering schools today to conduct health inspections based on reports from teachers and [...]

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Action

Lansing politicians are trying to punish teachers and school employees for standing up for their students. The Senate Education Committee rammed through three bills despite overwhelming [...]

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State Senate Committee Chooses Politics over Fixing Detroit Schools

  Committee reports bills to punish educators without dealing with deplorable conditions  Lansing — Today, by a party line vote of 4 Republicans to 1 Democrats, members on the Senate [...]