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February 22, 2021 Remembering Our History; Continuing the Struggle As we honor Black History Month, we do not need to look far for trailblazers. Of the far too many we’ve lost to Covid-19, John [...]

February 15, 2021 Lorretta Johnson: A Trailblazer for Workers and Civil Rights From Teachers Aid to National Secretary-Treasurer As we honor Black History Month the AFT does not need to look far [...]

February 8, 2021 A. Philip Randolph and the Fight for Jobs and Freedom We are part of a rich labor history, part of which includes trailblazers that broke down walls within the labor movement. [...]

February 1, 2021 Last Wednesday, Governor Whitmer gave her annual State of the State address. The past year has been a rough one, with a litany of challenges facing educators, students and the [...]

January 25, 2021 UPAMM Organizes For First Contract Members of the Union of Physician Assistants at Michigan Medicine are organizing for a first contract. Last Tuesday members wore UPAMM buttons [...]

January 19, 2021 Tomorrow, January 20, 2021, Joseph R. Biden Jr. will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. The 2021 inauguration will be unlike any other in our history. Due to [...]

January 11, 2021 As was reinforced by the horrific actions at the nation’s capitol last week, we are living in unprecedented and historic times. Regardless of your partisan affiliation, I [...]

January 4, 2021 For those of you who had the opportunity for time off these past few weeks, I hope it was enjoyable and restful.  We have a full plate this coming year, with our number one [...]

December 14, 2020 Relax and Enjoy We’re all looking forward to the end of 2020 and the hope that – with a vaccine – 2021 will mean life returns to something like normal.  You [...]

December 7, 2020 AFT Michigan’s Angela Johnson Succumbs to COVID-19 AFT Michigan lost a fighter for public education and social justice last week with the passing of Administrative Board [...]