Coalition for the Future of Detroit Schoolchildren
Today, December 11, 2014, there was a public announcement of the newly constituted Coalition for the Future of Detroit Schoolchildren. The Coalition is made up of a diverse cross-section of [...]
We Honor Their Memory
In honor of the members of AFT we lost on 9/11. WORLD TRADE CENTER Ignatius Adanga, New York State Public Employees Federation Jeremiah Ahern, New York State Public Employees Federation Ernest [...]
Can You Make Your Own Decisions?
How insulting to teachers, support staff, and faculty. As you may know, the Michigan Education Association (MEA), a democratic union, has had a long standing state-wide policy concerning a member [...]
Who Is On Our Side? Schauer v. Snyder on the Issues
AFT Michigan proudly endorses Mark Schauer for Governor, because he stands with us on our issues. [gview file=”https://aftmichigan.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Schauer-vs.-Snyder.pdf”]
Graduate Employees Union @ MSU Fights Attacks on Health Care Benefits
Claiming they were required to do so by the Affordable Care Act, MSU Administration unilaterally cut negotiated health care benefits for graduate assistants. ACA makes no such requirement. GEU [...]
Labor Day 2014
More than 100 members of AFT Michigan from many different locals and every constituency group marched in the 2014 Detroit Labor Day Parade. Despite a sudden downpour while we walked the mile-long [...]
Victory for Detroit School Employees!
The proposed 10% wage cut has been stopped and class sizes will NOT increase from last year. No one person made that happen. Collectively, we won this battle. The fight to lower class size, stop [...]
