AFT Michigan has filed a brief with the Michigan Court of Appeals as the next step in the fight for the three percent of members’ pay taken for retiree wages in 2010. We began this fight [...]
Today Governor Snyder held a press conference regarding the future of education in Detroit. We anticipate legislation next week, and will need your help to stand up for a public education system [...]
Senate Committee Approves Bill to Allow Concealed Weapons in Schools A Michigan Senate panel voted 4-1 last week to allow the concealed carry of weapons in what are now called “pistol free [...]
Senate Committee to Consider Allowing People to Carry Concealed Weapons on School Property Senate Bill 442, sponsored by Sen. Mike Green (R-Mayville), would prohibit the open carry of firearms in [...]
Legislature Returns After Summer Recess Although the Michigan Legislature had planned to work through the summer to find a solution to the road funding issue, those plans went largely unfulfilled [...]
American Federation of Teachers Michigan President David Hecker, along with Steven Cook, president of the Michigan Education Association, appeared before the State Board of Education in Lansing [...]
UPDATE: BUS IS FULL Hello Folks, quite a wonderful turnout we are going to have next week! Sign up here: http://Action.AFT.org/c/368/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=13367 Parking: [...]
Educator Evaluation Bill Up in Senate Education Committee The Senate Education Committee took testimony last week on SB 103, sponsored by Sen. Phil Pavlov (R-Port Huron), which would create [...]
DETROIT—On March 30, 2015, the Coalition for the Future of Detroit Schoolchildren issued its report recommending comprehensive changes to improve education in Detroit. The report is [...]
Sign Up Today: Legislative Education Action Days (LEAD)! AFT Michigan will host two Legislative Education Action Days (LEAD) this spring. Like last year, we’re going to host one day to [...]
