by AFT | Aug 31, 2018 | Hot Topics, News
It has been the worst of times and the best of times for the American Labor Movement in 2018. Economic inequality has continued to spiral out of control as policy coming out of Washington, DC designed to tilt the scales in favor of the rich and corporations weakened...
by AFT | Aug 29, 2018 | Hot Topics, News
Only Working People’s Power Can Save Our Democracy August 27, 2018 by Jim Miller The March of the Weavers-Käthe_Kollwitz, 1897. Image via Wikipedia It shouldn’t be news to readers of the SD Free Press that life here under the perfect sun isn’t always so easy,...
by AFT | Aug 28, 2018 | Hot Topics
Dear SDCCD Faculty Colleagues, We just wanted to let you all know that we began our negotiations with the District for our new union contract yesterday. Not much to report as we spent the entire time reviewing our proposal and answering questions the District...
by AFT | Aug 28, 2018 | Hot Topics
August 27 Some 14,000 Chicago teachers who have gone without pay for several months finally collect about $1,400 each – 1934 President Truman orders the U.S. Army to seize all the nation’s railroads to prevent a general strike. The railroads were not...
by AFT | Aug 24, 2018 | Hot Topics
Dear Jim, $11 billion more for schools and communities As a new year gets underway at schools, colleges, and universities across the state, we have some good news to report. Last week, as part of a broad coalition of 90 different organizations, we turned in over...
