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 Residents who work for Wayne State University have received official recognition of their newly formed union: the Alliance of Resident Physicians (ARP), which is affiliated with the [...]

Nearly 600 Michigan Medicine Patient Care Service Professionals, mainly working in surgery, Kellogg Eye Center and the UM Dental School from across the Michigan Medicine healthcare system have [...]

Thank You On June 30, I will be stepping down as President of AFT Michigan. That day will mark 22 years as head of the state federation. Thank you and your predecessors for this amazing [...]

Terrence Martin elected to serve as new union president On June 30, 2023, David Hecker will be stepping down as President of AFT Michigan after 22 years as head of the state federation. At its [...]

House Dems Vote to Restore Educator Rights; Call on the Senate to Do the Same! Yesterday, all 56 Democratic State Representatives voted to restore a number of public employee labor rights taken [...]

Restoring Our Rights-June 15 Lobby Day To date, not one public sector labor bill has passed the House and Senate.  While we are hopeful some will pass the House this week, we need to get [...]

Pride Month! Strong unions offer strong protections to LGBTQ+ workers. We celebrate the contributions of queer workers to our labor movement. In our own state federation, the growth of our Queer [...]