Register for an AFT Student Debt Miniclinic

by | Oct 10, 2018 | Hot Topics

AFT Members, We are offering a free webinar on managing student loan debt.   If you or a member of your family is among the millions of Americans struggling with student loan debt, please join us on Thursday, Oct. 11, or Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 8 p.m. Eastern...

This Week in Labor History: 10/8 – 10/14

by | Oct 8, 2018 | Hot Topics

Thirty of the city’s 185 firefighters are injured battling the Great Chicago Fire, which burned for three days – 1871   In Poland, the union Solidarity and all other labor organizations are banned by the government – 1982  ...

AFT National Files Class Action Lawsuit Over Student Loans

by | Oct 3, 2018 | Hot Topics

Dear Jim,   Today, AFT members from California, Florida, Maryland and New York—on behalf of all similarly situated public servants—filed a nationwide class-action lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against one of the largest...