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November 16, 2020 Governor Announces Increased Safety Measures With the number of COVID cases spiking, Governor Whitmer, using the authority of the Department of Health and Human Services, [...]

November 10, 2020 Where Do We Go From Here? While as a union we celebrate the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, the re-election of Gary Peters, and flipping the Michigan Supreme Court, we [...]

November 2, 2020 “It Ain’t Over ‘til it’s Over” Saturday morning my wife Alice and I were driving south on Woodward in Royal Oak and right there in the parking lot of the [...]

October 19, 2020 What a great weekend! President Randi Weingarten was in our great state for the Michigan leg of the AFT Bus Tour. It started off on Thursday with a stop in Kalamazoo for a meet [...]

September 28, 2020 Senator Elizabeth Warren Michigan Labor Virtual Rally Tuesday On Tuesday, September 29, at 3:00 p.m., Senator Elizabeth Warren will host a pre-debate virtual rally with union [...]

September 21, 2020 “Fight for the things you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg Wed, September 23: K-12 Support Staff [...]

September 14, 2020 This weekend, I was honored to be part of the virtual roundtable discussion on “Fighting for Justice in Michigan” hosted by Sen. Bernie Sanders. We had a great crowd who were [...]

September 1, 2020 Facebook Live Reopening Discussion Thursday I’ll be part of a discussion on reopening schools Thursday at 2:30 pm. You can join by visiting the AFT [...]

August 17, 2020 Michigan House Votes to Send Return to Learn Package to Governor’s Desk with Bipartisan Approval At about 12:30pm Monday, August 17, the Michigan House passed HB 5311, HB 5312, [...]