Dear Colleagues, As you are well aware, the election season is well underway with mail ballots due to arrive at voters' homes next week.  Our election recommendations can be found here. One question I get asked all the time is "Jim, please tell me, how can I...

latimes.com/news/opinion/endorsements/la-ed-end-prop32-20121003,0,7326255.story No on Proposition 32 It purports to take aim at all special interests in politics but in reality targets unions. October 3, 2012 Proposition 32 claims to be a reform measure, a...

If your name is listed below, and you have not yet spoken to someone at the AFT office regarding the processing of your loan, please contact Greg Dueñas at 619-640-1155. We had 181 applicants and 84 lucky winners.  (With a 46% chance of winning, those are way better...

Dear Mesa College AFT members, Just a friendly reminder that our Mesa College AFT site liaison meeting will be held tomorrow, Thursday, September 27th from 3:00-4:30 in room H-117/118.  All faculty and staff are invited to attend! We will be providing you with more...

lease see below the Sacramento Bee editorial against Prop 32. http://www.sacbee.com/2012/09/23/4843939/endorsements-proposition-32-power.html Endorsement: Proposition 32 power play deserves a 'no' vote Published Sunday, Sep. 23, 2012 Once again, Californians are being...

Dear Colleagues, As you may have already heard, our fellow teachers in AFT Local 1 in Chicago just settled one of the most important labor struggles in recent memory.  The following piece by AFT political action VP Jim Miller outlines the broader significance of the...

Dear Colleagues, If you are in the market for a new computer, or related peripherals, now is your chance to purchase up to $2,000 of equipment at a zero percent interest rate, paid back over twelve pay periods via payroll deduction. Please see the attached for more...

Colleagues, If you can fit this in to your busy schedule, ACCE is a community based organization that is involved in grass roots organizing, including get out the vote and voter registration drives.  We are being honored for our work in the community with them....

If you are interested in purchasing an Entertainment Book, or finding out how you can get yours for free, please see the attached flier.

The Billionaires Bill of Rights Billionaire corporate interests and other well financed anti-labor forces are waging a major drive to stifle the political voice of workers and their unions in California that is certain to spread nationwide if not stopped - and stopped...