Winter Union Building Institute (UBI)
February 3-6, all sessions are at 5 PM over Zoom
Are you a workplace leader looking to develop your union leadership skills? Wondering where to start when it comes to being a building representative, steward, or union member? Workplace leaders and members are invited to sign up for various virtual sessions designed to support members develop skills and build on existing knowledge and skills around core union capacities throughout the week of February 3rd. Sessions are focused on core areas of AFT Michigan’s Power Wheel and include skills you can take back to your workplace the next day around organizing, communicating, and representing your colleagues!
Register today at aftmichigan.org/union-building-events.
AFT Disaster Relief Fund
We’ve all watched in horror as fires have ripped through Los Angeles. Homes, schools, businesses and entire communities have been burned to the ground. As the fires continue to rage, we want to begin helping displaced members and their families—our educators and school staff, pre-K through college, in Southern California. We’re raising money for people who have lost everything. Can you help by giving to the AFT Disaster Relief Fund today?
Every penny that goes into our Disaster Relief Fund will go directly to fire victims and rebuilding, with no fees or overhead taken out.
There’s going to be so much that needs to be done as LA recovers and rebuilds. People have lost their homes. Communities have lost their schools. Educators have lost all the school supplies and books they spent their own money on—and so much more. While we can’t replace priceless pictures of families, heirlooms passed down from grandparents or the sense of belonging that a home gives, what we can do is show our members that they are not alone.
The AFT and CFT are working hand in hand to make sure our members are OK, that they have the support and resources they need in this crisis, and that they know we’re ready to help them rebuild.
You can make a difference right now. Click here to donate to AFT Disaster Relief Fund.

Join The Organizers Network for an “Organizer Round-Up” to discuss achievements and lessons from 2024 and to prepare for organizing in 2025. Click here for more information.
2025 Black Men in Unions Institute: Black Men United through Leadership, Love, and Labor
Since 1986, Black Men in Unions has invited all workers, union or non-union, and activists from allied organizations to share ideas and grow skills for responding to the challenges facing working people. In this conference, we pay special attention to bringing in black leaders to teach and cultivate the next generation of leadership. We welcome participants from all cultural or ethnic backgrounds and gender identities.
WHEN: January 30th-February 2nd (Thursday-Sunday)
WHERE: Somerset Inn (2601 W Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI 48084)
Click here to view more information and the BMIU flyer pdf.
Contribute to the AFT Michigan PAC Today
AFT Michigan fights for our members, students, patients and communities all year round and we need your help. Can you donate $1 a week to aid us in this fight? Please visit the AFT Michigan website to contribute and make a big difference in protecting public education and building a better Michigan future!
In solidarity,
Terrence Martin
President