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I know, I know…it’s still August! But a very important fall is right around the corner and AFT Michigan leaders from across the state gathered at UM-Dearborn this weekend to deepen [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News from AFT Michigan August 1, 2018 Contact: David Hecker, 313-204-6115, dhecker@aftmichigan.org   AFT Michigan Endorses Dana Nessel for Attorney General Students, [...]

I wanted to take a moment to talk with you about the primary on August 7th.   Who you vote for is your decision, but I wanted to tell you why our union supports Gretchen Whitmer for [...]

The work of AFT Michigan is rooted in two basic power-building strategies: Building strong local unions able to consistently bring members together and win campaigns at the workplace, and [...]

On August 18-19, we will gather at UM-Dearborn for the first of three Leadership Summits during the 2018-19 school year. Like last August, Saturday’s session will focus on helping you [...]

Because of the overwhelming opposition to the proposed racist changes to our Social Studies standards we alerted you to last month, the Department of Education will hold six additional listening [...]

Hot off the presses, it’s the July newsletter of the Michigan Alliance of Retired Americans. Among other highlights, you’re invited to the July 24th membership meeting at the MEA [...]

2,500 delegates from around the country gathered in Pittsburgh for the July 13 – 16 AFT convention. More than 75 members of AFT Michigan local delegations were actively involved as [...]

On June 23, union members across the state will be meeting up to knock on doors and talk to our brothers and sisters about why it’s so important to elect Gretchen Whitmer as the next [...]

Senator Patrick Colbeck is leading the charge to erase history. Colbeck and a group of others recently helped rewrite the proposed social studies standards for public school students in [...]