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President Donald Trump has declared war on America’s colleges and universities, demanding they bow to his demands on what they can teach and whom they can admit or hire.
The Trump administration wants to make painful cuts to education and healthcare in order to slash taxes for billionaires. The administration’s plan to “block grant” federal education programs and gut the U.S. Department of Education would rob 26 million students living in poverty of critical services and 7.5 million students with disabilities of special education support.
As the Trump administration continues to trample the rights of immigrants and visitors to this country—and citizens wonder how long it will be before they are targeted too—AFT members are particularly shaken as students and faculty around them are illegally detained, stripped of their legal status and frightened by the prospect of deportation.
This AANHPI Heritage Month, we honor their contributions, lift up the voices and stories of AFT members, and reaffirm our commitment to inclusion, respect and opportunity for all—even in the face of unprecedented challenges.
Teachers put their heart and soul into educating our nation’s students every day and help every child in America lay the foundation for a better life. The work they do matters—now more than ever.
Nurses and health professionals have devoted themselves to a grueling profession with compassion and perseverance. During National Nurses Week, celebrated each May, we honor nurses and the work they do.
We're celebrating our union's incredible public employees. Their work supports our democracy.
A union, a community and doing the next right thing
After historic floods swept through McDowell County, W.Va., this February, the community looked like a war zone.
Education for a Better Future
As Donald Trump and Elon Musk are slashing critical federal services and funding—threatening well-being and opportunities for all—the new Spring issue of American Educator focuses on protecting our kids and restoring hope for the future.
Protecting Our Patients and Communities
While President Trump and Elon Musk take a chainsaw to crucial federal funding and Republicans in Congress try to cut $880 billion from Medicaid to give tax cuts to the well off, the AFT is focused on protecting our patients and communities.
Proposed Medicaid cuts would directly threaten access to healthcare for millions of Americans, including children, older Americans, low-income families, and people with disabilities.
A union’s commitment to community
On a chilly Saturday in upstate New York, with seven inches of snow on the ground and temperatures hovering just above freezing, hundreds of people poured into the Liberty High School gym for the highlight of the weekend: brand new books, in English and Spanish, absolutely free of charge.
AFT’s federal employees hit hard by Trump chaos
Are you a federal worker who has been asked for those infamous “fork-in-the-road” memos—or your resignation? Are you a state or local public employee bracing for the fallout from President Donald Trump going nuclear on the public services he was entrusted to govern?
Either way, the destruction of vital services for millions of Americans has begun—and so has an uprising to stop it.
Fighting for science, research—and cures
Hands off our research! Hands off our healthcare! Hands off our jobs!
The message rang out loud and clear at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., Feb. 25, where scientists, researchers and other higher education workers rallied against the cuts the Trump administration has been making to medical research.
Government for the people—or for plutocrats?
Now that Donald Trump has moved from candidate to president, it looks as though his promise to champion everyday Americans is not moving with him, writes AFT President Randi Weingarten in her monthly column.
From student loan relief to immigration policy, endowment taxes and university accreditation, the next four years of a Trump administration are looking grim for higher education.
Managing Work Stress
Stress is a normal human reaction to the various pressures we experience in life, and in small amounts, it can actually motivate you to stay on task and get things done. However, when stress goes unchecked it can become detrimental to your physical and mental health, as well as contribute to tension in your relationships.