This Week in Labor History: 5/20 – 5/26

May 20 The Railway Labor Act takes effect today. It is the first federal legislation protecting workers’ rights to form unions - 1926 Some 9,000 rubber workers strike in Akron, Ohio - 1933 May 21 Italian activists and anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti,...

This Week in Labor History: 5/13 – 5/19

May 13 Western Federation of Miners formed in Butte, Mont. - 1893 The Canadian government establishes the Department of Labour. It took the U.S. another four years - 1909 Some 10,000 IWW dock workers strike in Philadelphia - 1913 UAW President Douglas A. Fraser is...

REMINDER: Please send us your best students!

Friendly reminder:  Deadline to contact Jim Miller <jmiller229@icloud.com> is Monday, May 13th. Begin forwarded message: From: Jim Mahler Subject: Who is your best student? Date: May 7, 2019 at 11:46:18 AM PDT   Dear Colleagues, We are in the process of...

CFT Scholarships for Continuing College Students

Raoul Teilhet Scholarships for Continuing College Students The CFT offers scholarships to college students who are children or dependents of CFT members in good standing. Students enrolled in four-year courses of study are eligible for $3,000 scholarships; those...

Who is your best student?

Dear Colleagues, We are in the process of recruiting a new cohort of students to serve in our paid AFT Student Intern program in the fall.  Would you please consider sending your best and brightest our way? We are looking for students with an interest in unions and...

This Week in Labor History: 5/6 – 5/12

May 06 Works Progress Administration (WPA) established at a cost of $4.8 billion—more than $80 billion in 2015 dollars—to provide work opportunities for millions during the Great Depression - 1935   Four hundred Black women working as tobacco stemmers walk off...

Update on Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program

Dear AFT Guild Members, If you are an AFT member whose application for the Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness program has been denied and you meet the following criteria: Made 120 payments on their federal student loans; Worked in a public or private school, for...

Re: Participating in May Day activities today?

Participating in May Day activities today or wearing #RedforED? Share them with us! Post on your page or ours with the hashtags #AFTGuild1931 #MayDaySD #WorkersUnited Facebook, Twitter, Instagram: @AFTGuild1931   Reminder:  May Day March Kickoff: 3:30pm at Thomas...