AFT Michigan Members Rally with MEJC Against Vouchers
Last Thursday, over 50 Michigan Education Justice Coalition (MEJC) community members, including several AFT Michigan members, rallied in Lansing to demand that the governor hear our concerns about the school voucher scheme known as ECCA, the Educational Choice for Children Act.
The ECCA, passed by Congress this past July, gives governors the ability to opt in to a federal tax credit scholarship program that would redirect public tax revenue to private schools. The governor has already vetoed a version of this program once. We are asking her to hold that line again, and we need you to help make that case.
Sign the petition: Tell the Governor to opt out of vouchers!
UM Flint Membership Blitz
Three unions on the University of Michigan-Flint campus are kicking off a joint membership blitz this week, taking place between March 23-March 30. Over a dozen union leaders, rank-and-file members, & staff have taken shifts to talk with union members in USU, LEO/LEO-GLAM, and the AFT-AAUP. New members have already signed cards and the energy is high thanks to the solidarity and enthusiasm of volunteers.
Kudos to the many union activists who have helped to plan the blitz!
Nationwide “No Kings” Day of Action – March 28
The “No Kings” coalition just crossed the threshold of more than 3,000 “No Kings” events planned across the country for March 28. That’s people power!
AFT members and our communities are doing our part to organize, show up for one another and make it clear that power in America belongs to the people, not to any one leader acting above the law. On March 28, we will reiterate that.
We’re at an inflection point. Families across the country are facing rising costs and living with fear in their communities. Instead of helping people build a better life, this administration is escalating repression at home and abroad.
But we are not staying silent. Join us in the streets on March 28.
For the AFT, this is personal. Our members work in the schools, hospitals and public institutions that hold communities together. We see the strain families are under, and we know what’s at stake for our students, our patients and our communities.
Join Labor@Wayne 206 Dave Miller Memorial Lecture: Labor is Under Heavy Attack – April 2
Labor@Wayne is hosting the annual Dave Miller Memorial Lecture on Thursday, April 2, at St. Andrew’s Hall, Wayne State University’s historic, on-campus church. The Dave Miller Memorial Lecture coincides with Labor@Wayne’s 80th Anniversary and is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served when the event begins at 3:00PM and ends at 7:00PM.
This year’s Dave Miller Lecturer is Steven Greenhouse. Steven Greenhouse is an award-winning writer and journalist who covered labor, union, and workplace issues for The New York Times from 1983 to 2014. His talk is titled “Labor is Under Heavy Attack.” He is the author of The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker (2009), which won the Hillman Prize for Journalism and Social Justice. His most recent book, Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor (2019), recounts the victories and defeats in American labor history, while at the same time offering strategies for the movement’s revitalization.
Please RSVP for the event: https://rsvp.wayne.edu/dave-miller-memorial-lecture-and-labor-wayne-80th-anniversary
Michigan School for Women Workers 2026
Registration is now open for Michigan School for Women Workers, CLCS’s longest running labor education conference!
This year’s theme is Sisters In Solidarity: Leading, Organizing, Rising. The conference will be held at Somerset Inn (Troy, MI), April 16-19.
Register today, before your preferred workshop fills up!! Check out our Workshop Spotlight below! Visit the MSWW26 page on our website, where you can register online or download a printable registration form.
Tell Us How You’re #PublicSchoolProud
Join our Public School Proud campaign to celebrate the everyday moments that make public schools the heart of our communities. Whether it’s literacy nights, science fairs or football games under the lights, these moments remind us that public schools don’t just educate; they unite us and give every child a shot at a better life. Every week, we lift up great things happening in public schools. Share what makes you public school proud here.
Detroit Federation of Teachers educator, Kirsten Schoettle, shared how immigration enforcement actions are creating fear and empty classrooms in her community, and how teachers are stepping up in ways that go far beyond the classroom to support students and their families.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/politics/us-teachers-immigration-crackdown-students
Contribute to the AFT Michigan PAC Today
AFT Michigan fights for our members, students, patients and communities all year round and we need your help. Can you donate $1 a week to aid us in this fight? Please visit the AFT Michigan website to contribute and make a big difference in protecting public education and building a better Michigan future!
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