Tag - #AFT

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten with Local 691’s Jason Roberts on the Attack on Teachers and Whitewashing of Education

“We don’t trust teachers to teach, we’re banning books, we’re doing educational gag orders, but now because of the politics, we trust them to carry a loaded firearm.” So says the American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten. We’ll talk about gun violence and attacks on public education with her...

Rock Chalk Union – Organizing at KU and M-Power – The Multilateral Partnership for Organizing, Worker Empowerment, and Rights

Tonight, on the Heartland Labor Forum:  Last November, AFT and AAUP announced they were organizing 1500 faculty and staff at the Un iversity of Kansas.  This week on the Heartland Labor Forum, we'll check in with worker leaders to learn the issues and see how the campaign is going.  Is...