by AFT | Apr 24, 2019 | Hot Topics
Dear Colleagues, Please come on out to the annual SEJ Happy Hour fundraiser on Friday, April 26th from 5:30-8 at Jim Miller and Kelly Mayhew’s house! Click here to purchase tickets or make a contribution if you can’t attend. The Students for Economic...
by AFT | Apr 24, 2019 | Hot Topics
Dear Colleagues, Next week is the big May Day march with the San Diego Labor Council and our community allies. Why does this matter for labor? By remembering the forgotten history of American workers we both honor their legacy and understand that our current rights...
by AFT | Apr 23, 2019 | Hot Topics
Dear AFT Guild Members, The standing committees of our statewide affiliate the California Federation of Teachers (CFT) play a critical role in the development and implementation of CFT policy. Committee members are chosen from all segments of the CFT from pre-school...
by AFT | Apr 22, 2019 | Hot Topics
April 22 Songwriter, musician and activist Hazel Dickens dies at age 75. Among her songs: “They’ll Never Keep Us Down” and “Working Girl Blues.” Cultural blogger John Pietaro: “Dickens didn’t just sing the anthems of labor, she lived them. Her place on many a...
by AFT | Apr 16, 2019 | Hot Topics
April 15 Philip Randolph, civil rights leader and founder of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, born in Crescent City, Fla. – 1889 Eight members of the Musicians union die in the sinking of the Titanic. According to survivors, they played their instruments...
