Dear Colleagues, May 1st is International Workers’ Day, and if not for the current COVID-19 crisis, labor councils and community groups would be in the streets this Friday celebrating May Day and pushing for labor rights. This year, while there will be no march or...
Webinar: The Impact of COVID19 on International Students and Scholars (04/24/2020 )
From: "Patricia Cook, Higher Education" <pcook@aft.org> Subject: Webinar: The Impact of COVID19 on International Students and Scholars 4/24/2020 Date: April 20, 2020 at 8:59:51 AM PDT To: "Nicole Hochsprung, AFT Higher Education" <nhochsprung@aft.org> Cc:...
Celebrate and Educate-Earth Day 50th Anniversary this Wednesday! (04/20/2020)
Dear Colleagues, This week is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day! The first Earth Day in 1970 was born after United States Senator Gaylord Nelson witnessed the horrible damage caused by a massive oil spill in Santa Barbara and was moved to try to harness the energy of...
AFT Student Intern Earth Day Actions – 4/22/20 (04/20/2020)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Join the AFT Student Interns on Earth Day 4/22/2020 in a Climate Change Uprising!...
Support Letters Needed for Refugees and Migrants in Detention (04/17/2020)
Dear Colleagues, Refugees and migrants in detention are increasingly vulnerable to COVID-19. ICE insists that they are implementing physical distancing, but this is impossible in a detention facility. At the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego, California, which...
Coronavirus and Public Charge Webinar designed for our student population-Register now! (04/16/2020)
Hi All, I hope you are well and staying healthy. Here is information regarding next weeks’ webinars that are designed for our undocumented, DACA, and immigrant students and community. All are welcome to participate. Please forward this information to your students...
April CFT Training Opportunities: Adjuncts, Unemployment,Student Debt and more! (04/15/2020)
An Army of Temps: Adjunct Faculty Living and Working Conditions Friday, April 17, 2020 12:00pm AFT Higher Education hosts a webinar to discuss a new report on the plight of college faculty. The report, titled “An Army of Temps,” is based on the...
COVID-19 Student Loan Updates (Town Hall) (04/08/2020)
In addition to the fear of COVID-19 itself, virtually all of us are living with tremendous economic uncertainty. This is particularly true for the millions of Americans already burdened by student loan debt. Join us for a special "Tele-Town Hall: COVID-19 Student Loan...
AFT Guild Union Meeting Thursday, April 9th – in the comfort of your own home! (04/07/2020)
Dear AFT Guild Members, Our first ever teleconferenced union meeting in the history of the Guild will be held this Thursday, April 9th beginning at 3:00pm via Zoom (see connection details below). Attached is the tentative agenda for this Thursday's meeting. Please...
CFT Sponsored Unemployment and Student Debt Workshops (04/03/2020)
Unemployment & Underemployment Benefits for Educators (click on time slot below to register) Wednesday, April 8, 2020 12:00pm - 1:30pm 4:00pm - 5:30pm Are you losing your job (or losing hours) as a result of the current pandemic? Is someone in your household...