Dennis, As you know, Hurricane Irma hit Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Florida in the last few days, and its unprecedented wind and rain caused flooding, damaged homes and schools, and left millions without power—and the storm is not yet over. Our leaders...
This Week in Labor History – September 11
This Week in Labor History September 11 Some 75,000 coal miners in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia end a 10-week strike after winning an 8-hour day, semi-monthly pay, and the abolition of overpriced company-owned stores, where they had been forced to shop....
ACTION ALERT: Call NOW – SDG&E trying to kill Community Choice!
Call Your Reps to vote NO on AB 726 & AB 813 Climate Warriors, We need your help today! SDG&E engaged in last-minute backroom dealmaking to freeze our energy freedom and deny families the choice of their energy provider. Our friends at Center for Climate...
UPDATE: Donations for Hurricane Harvey Victims
Dear Colleagues, I am informed by the national AFT office that there is no local capacity in Houston to distribute or store clothes or other types of hard goods. They do have a need for school supplies, but they prefer cash donations which you can send by clicking...
Resources for your DACA Students and Families
Dear Colleagues, As I am sure you are well aware, last Tuesday the President decided to make the cruel and heartless decision to eliminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that protects more than 800,000 young, undocumented immigrants brought...
Donations for Hurricane Harvey Victims
Dear Colleagues, Have you been wondering how you can help the people that have been negatively impacted by Hurricane Harvey? How about we put together a care package with donated items from all of us and send it to the relief efforts in the City of Houston!...
CFT – Time to Take a Stand for Dreamers
Dear CFT Members, The California Federation of Teachers strongly condemns the Trump administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which threatens the future of 800,000 young immigrants brought to the United States...
AFT 0% Computer Loans – 2017
Dear Colleagues, Please see the two attachments below for details on this year’s zero percent interest computer loans, a benefit negotiated by our union. Please let me know if you have any questions. Good luck if you apply! Jim Computer Purchase Guidelines Computer...
Unions Must Be on the Front Lines of Fight against Racial,Economic Injustice
Even though Labor Day has passed, please read this timely message from the California Labor Federation, one of our statewide affiliates. Unions Must Be on the Front Lines of Fight against Racial, Economic Injustice by Art Pulaski, Executive Secretary-Treasurer Labor...
This Week in Labor History September 4
September 04 Twelve thousand New York tailors strike over sweatshop conditions - 1894 More than 140 attendees at a benefit for a civil rights group are injured in the “Peekskill Riots” in Peekskill, N.Y. The victims were among the 20,000 people leaving a concert...