This Women’s History Month, the AFT celebrates both historical and contemporary commitments to women’s rights, gender equity and lifting up the contributions women have made since time immemorial — contributions that have often gone unrecognized. The AFT has always been deeply tied to women’s history. We represent individuals in two…

By Debbie White The staffing crisis has left healthcare on the brink of a collapse that will have dire consequences for the delivery of care. Frontline healthcare workers continue to migrate out of the profession at an alarming rate. We all know the answer is safe staffing. If we fail…

By Niky Jones As a cardiac telemetry tech, it is my responsibility to constantly watch and interpret patients’ cardiac rhythms and respond at a moment’s notice if there is any change. …

Over a thousand grievances lead to a short-staffing arbitration victory In The Wizard of Oz, Glinda the Good Witch tells Dorothy, “You’ve always had the power, my dear; you just had to learn it for yourself.” …

By Joel Richards Can I tell you a story? I was doing a practicum in Memphis, Tenn., during grad school, teaching an all-boy fifth-grade class, alone for the first time. For weeks the students and I learned and had fun. Then one day, one of my best students walked into…

By Remigio Willman I was so disappointed. As a teacher back in 2012, I felt the obsession with testing had overshadowed the principles of equity and opportunity that I believed would be embedded in the No Child Left Behind Act. Unfortunately, NCLB resulted in just another test-based school reform. …

Every February, a chorus of voices proclaims Black History Month. But the truth is, we must insist on a more complete understanding of this country’s origins every month and every day, especially in our public schools. And that’s what the AFT does. From its history of upholding justice within its…

Sometimes the history books just get it wrong — or provide a limited, one-sided viewpoint. University of South Florida education law professor and racial equity expert Dana Thompson Dorsey sees the evidence. In the past year, Dr. …

Kourtney Revels’ expectations aren’t unreasonable: A teacher in every classroom. A PTA. And maybe clean up that drainage ditch outside the elementary school. But as the parent of a public school student in a neglected neighborhood in Houston, Revels’ goals have so far been out of reach. Until now. Revels…