Whitmer Vetoes Pro-Worker Bills After Supreme Court Victory We received a great decision from the Michigan Supreme Court last week, but our elation turned to shock Friday when Governor Whitmer [...]
Welcome AFT Michigan New Administrative Board Members, Thank You to Departing Member Lincoln Stocks and Agatha Dier At our board meeting last week, we welcomed a number of amazing new leaders and [...]
AFT Michigan Budget Lobby Day An amazing group of AFT Michigan members, staff and supporters joined us on Wednesday, June 10, in Lansing for AFT Michigan Budget Lobby Day as we work toward a [...]
AFT Michigan Budget Lobby Day – Wednesday, June 10 Join us as we lobby for an equitable budget on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, from 9-3 at the Michigan AFL-CIO 419 S Washington Square, [...]
Macomb Federation of Educators Hosts First Virtual Candidate Screening The Macomb Federation of Educators recently held its first virtual candidate screening, bringing together representatives [...]
Know Your Rights Training – May 20 As our communities across Michigan are impacted by increased ICE presence and attacks, join us for a Know Your Rights Training with attorney Liz [...]
Crawford AuSable Teachers Ratifies Contract The Crawford AuSable Teachers finalized their CBA negotiations with great results: the district fully funded insurance to the cap plus a 3% raise in [...]
79th AFT Michigan Convention Summary Our 79th Convention was held on May 2, 2026, at the Huntington Place in Downtown Detroit with 140 delegates from 32 locals, along with 65 guests. [...]
While Detroit’s unions have a long history of supporting and lifting up artists and using art to communicate working people’s issues, it has been some time since a concerted effort to [...]
1650 Turns 60! The Henry Ford Community College Federation of Teachers, AFT 1650, celebrated its 60th anniversary with a wonderful gala this weekend. HFCCFT has been a trailblazing union — [...]
