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Ohio Federation of Teachers

@oftunion.bsky.social
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OFT represents Ohio educators & support staff (k-12, charter & higher ed), social workers, library workers & other public employees. Affiliate of AFT.

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AFT @aft.org · 02/10/2026
Today in honor of National Custodians' Day, let's make sure to thank all of our school custodians for coming to work every day to keep our schools clean & safe for learning! @psrp-aft.bsky.social
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Ohio Federation of Teachers @oftunion.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
With OSU @ohnursesassoc.bsky.social , telling the university: no cuts, no compromises. Nurses won't tolerate staffing cuts. Patients before profits!
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Ohio Federation of Teachers @oftunion.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Solidarity with the caregivers at Cleveland Clinic's Lutheran Hospital, members of @seiu1199wvkyoh.bsky.social, who went on strike today to stand up for their patients and for a fair contract!
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Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital workers walk off job
Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital workers are planning on walking off the job at noon Wednesday.
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SEIU District 1199 WV/KY/OH @seiu1199wvkyoh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Today is strike day. Be ready Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital; workers are standing up for the rights they deserve and they won’t back down.
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
In Cincinnati today with CFT & OFT at their political action breakfast. It was packed!!! We’re tired of the underfunding of our schools, the attacks on our students & their teachers & the corruption. It’s time for leaders that show us there’s a better path forward that puts working people first.
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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Packed house in Wyoming.
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AFT @aft.org · 19/09/2026
🗣️ VOTE YES ON 4! 🗳️ Issue 4 would deliver the funding Cincinnati Public Schools need and our students deserve. @oftunion.bsky.social
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Ohio Federation of Teachers @oftunion.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
We had a packed room this morning for the Southwest Ohio @aft.org Political Action Brunch! We're mobilizing to elect pro-education candidates up and down the ballot and to pass the vital Cincinnati Public Schools Levy!
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Kevin Reuning @reuning.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Ending the Cincinnati Federation of Teachers, @oftunion.bsky.social COPE brunch with @aft.org president Randi Weingarten
People sitting in a room with Randi Weingarten on the stage in a white shirt.
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AFT @aft.org · 19/09/2026
Cincinnati Federation of Teachers and @oftunion.bsky.social members are fired up and ready to hit the doors and turn out the vote for leaders who have the backs of working people and voting YES on Issue 4 to support the funding our students and schools need! 🗳️
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Ohio Federation of Teachers @oftunion.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
All you need to know about voting for public schools this year, from @ohiocapitaljournal.com: Acton will “bring reform to our corrupt school voucher system,” and says “public money should be for public schools.” Ramaswamy says Ohio should “go further in the direction" of private school vouchers.
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Ohio governor's race: Where the candidates stand on education issues • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio’s candidates for governor have differing ideas when it comes to the future of education — from funding public schools to school vouchers and teacher pay.
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Union Jobs @unionjobs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Ohio Federation of Teachers, Local 8033 AFT, AFL-CIO seeks a Field Representative to be based in Ohio (travel anticipated). Details can be found at: www.unionjobs.com/listing/3116... #1u #UnionStrong @oftunion.bsky.social @aft.org
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AFT @aft.org · 11/09/2026
In Toledo, OH, hundreds of TFT & @oftunion.bsky.social members gave out thousands of free books to students and families at the annual Labor Day parade, continuing a Reading Opens the World tradition for the fourth year. #PublicSchoolProud 📚 bsky.app/profile/aft....
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Ohio Federation of Teachers @oftunion.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
When we talk about SB 1's mandate to publicly post curriculum placing faculty in danger, this is exactly what we are talking about. This should not be happening. Not in North Carolina, not in Ohio, not anywhere.
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UFT @uft.org · 11/09/2026
Today, on the 25th anniversary of September 11th, we remember and mourn the lives lost that day and in the years that followed. We also honor the workers that helped New York respond, recover and rebuild. #NeverForget
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AFT @aft.org · 10/09/2026
Medical debt affects millions, including those with health insurance. Join us on Sept. 14 for a free webinar with Dr. Vin Gupta, Randi Weingarten and special guests on fighting inflated costs, abusive debt collection and expanding patient protections. sharemylesson.com/webinars/vit...
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Vital Lessons on Medical Debt: Taking Action Against Unaffordable Healthcare
Medical debt affects millions of Americans, including people who have health insurance. Whether it's rising premium costs, higher deductibles, out-of-network costs, denied claims or copays and coinsur...
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Dr. Megan Faragher @meganfaragher.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If you think good faculty shouldn’t be able to be fired without either just cause or exigency…sign! If you think tenured faculty should get more than a week of notice before they get fired without cause because it takes a year to get a replacement job…sign! actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
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Your Right to a Quality, Affordable Education is Under Threat! Write to the Board of Trustees at Wright State University Now!
Friends: Wright State University is a public university. It belongs to all of us – the taxpaying community members of Ohio, students, and family members who have worked hard to afford tuition and re...
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Ohio Federation of Teachers @oftunion.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Vivek Ramaswamy's unrealistic plan to eliminate state income tax would be another attack on our already underfunded schools.
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Unpacking Vivek Ramaswamy’s plan to eliminate Ohio’s income tax – Matter News
The campaign promise comes along with a $9.8 billion dollar budget gap to fund public education, health care, and public safety services across the state, according to a February report released by In...
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Ohio Federation of Teachers @oftunion.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“By forbidding faculty from moving their courses outside, the university has turned what was otherwise going to be a celebration of our students & our teaching into a swell of faculty outrage about this unprecedented new edict.” — Theresa Kulbaga, English Professor & @famiamioh.bsky.social President
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Miami University orders teachers union to cancel outdoor Labor Day week classes
A Labor Day-week dispute between Miami University and a faculty union, which is currently negotiating a new employment contract, saw teachers ordered not to hold classes outside of Oxford campus build...
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Ohio Federation of Teachers @oftunion.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“Faculty know our value. I believe that, deep, deep down, @ohiouniversity.bsky.social administration does too. The question is, how much are they willing to let the institution suffer before they reckon with it?” — John O’Keefe, @uaou.bsky.social member and history professor at Ohio U. Chillicothe
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As the administration stonewalls, Ohio University faculty fight for a first contract
In March 2025, 800 tenure-line, instructional and clinical faculty at Ohio University voted overwhelmingly to join the AFT and AAUP, forming the United Academics of Ohio University. Now their challeng...
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AAUP-Ohio State @osuaaup.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
On Friday, we formally launch the AAUP-OSU Non-Tenure Track Faculty Working Conditions Campaign. We'll be on the front steps of St. Stephen's Church (40 W. Woodruff), or inside if weather requires, from 12:30-1:30.
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Ohio Federation of Teachers @oftunion.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
In a blatantly anti-union and incredibly petty action, @miamiuniversity.bsky.social is forbidding @famiamioh.bsky.social faculty from teaching outside to celebrate Labor Day by making their labor visible outside on the university quad.
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Press Release: Miami University Forbids Professors from Engaging in Planned Labor Day Event - Faculty Alliance of Miami
September 2, 2026 Oxford, OH — Late in the day on August 31, two days before a planned Labor Day Teach-OUT on September 2, Miami University’s Office of the Provost sent an email communication forbiddi...
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Ohio Federation of Teachers @oftunion.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
English Professor & @famiamioh.bsky.social President Theresa Kulbaga explains to @wosupublicmedia.bsky.social how SB 1's requirement to publicly post syllabi is wasting university funds and leaving professors open to harassment.
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Ohio universities launch Simple Syllabus following SB1 requirement
Senate Bill 1 requires all syllabi for undergraduate classes to be public. Ohio universities have partnered with the service, Simple Syllabus.
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Ohio Federation of Teachers @oftunion.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
OFT members, including OFT President Melissa Cropper are in Cleveland today to canvass union households for Amy Acton and other union endorsed candidates!
OFT President Melissa Cropper with Dr. Amy Acton. They are holding signs that say "My union. My right. My vote." and "UNION POWER"
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Ohio Federation of Teachers @oftunion.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
"As a Republican state senator who has been heavily involved in state-level school funding and co-chairman of the Joint Committee on Property Tax Review and Reform, I support the Cincinnati Public Schools levy. I did not reach this decision lightly." — Sen. Blessing
cincinnati.com
Ohio's school funding problem makes the case for the CPS levy | Opinion
Opinion: Ohio's funding choices have left CPS few good options.
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Ohio Federation of Teachers @oftunion.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
SB 1 is a disaster for students, for faculty, and for Ohio. @matternews.bsky.social talks to students about the impact of SB 1:
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A year after the implementation of SB1, Ohio State students reflect on its impact – Matter News
‘You’ll see less Black, queer students graduating. You’ll see less Latin students graduate. You’ll see less marginalized identities going through this university successfully.’
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Ohio Federation of Teachers @oftunion.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Public school educators understand that @amyactonoh.bsky.social will fight for public education, while Vivek Ramaswamy will fight to privatize public education. #OFTvotes
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Ohio Federation of Teachers @oftunion.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We stand with @sbworkersunited.org as they continue to fight against one of the biggest labor law violators in the country. Let's show up for these union members — including many Ohio workers — by honoring their boycott until they win a fair union contract!
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Ohio Federation of Teachers @oftunion.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
At least 20 out-of-state billionaires are putting their money behind Vivek Ramaswamy because he will serve their interests—not ours—if he's elected Governor. Amy Acton is running to help working people, not the billionaires who rigged our economy. Details from @innovationohio.bsky.social:
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Inside the Billionaire Network Funding Ramaswamy's Campaign — Innovation Ohio
A new report from Innovation Ohio has identified 22 billionaires who are using their fortunes to elect Vivek Ramaswamy as governor of Ohio. All but two live out of state.
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Ohio Federation of Teachers @oftunion.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Across Ohio OFT members are excited to elect a Governor who understands that strong public schools, public libraries, higher education & social services create stronger, more resilient communities. Christine, a Social Studies teacher in Toledo, explains why she is voting for @amyactonoh.bsky.social
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AFT @aft.org · 21/08/2026
Faculty deserve an administration that bargains seriously, respects their union, and invests in the people who make Ohio University work. Share to show your support for United Academics of Ohio University as they fight for a stronger OU for all!
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famiamioh.bsky.social @famiamioh.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
A warm FAM welcome at new faculty orientation 2026!!
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Ohio Federation of Teachers @oftunion.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
From @aft.org & @sharemylesson.bsky.social: 7 Free Back-to-School Resources and Strategies for Educators
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7 Free Back-to-School Resources and Strategies for Educators
Start the school year with seven free resources and practical strategies to help you plan lessons, build classroom community and support every learner. Discover ready-to-use activities, time-saving AI tools and professional development designed for K-12 educators.
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AFT @aft.org · 10/08/2026
NEW: @rweingarten.bsky.social on the Trump administration's latest attack on Head Start: "It's a mandate to do more with less, and it's kids who will pay for it, in bigger classrooms with fewer educators." Read the full statement ⤵️
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Trump Administration's Gutting of Head Start Puts Vulnerable Kids at Risk
WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after the Trump administration unveiled a proposal to scrap hundreds of federal regulations governing Head Start, the early edu...
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AFT @aft.org · 10/08/2026
Medical debt shouldn't determine your family's future. Join AFT for a free clinic on managing medical debt and the resources you're entitled to, practical guidance, real answers, and a plan to move forward. web.cvent.com/event/e9c611...
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Debt Clinic Selection - AFT Affordability Clinics
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Union Jobs @unionjobs.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The Ohio Federation of Teachers, Local 8033 AFT seeks a Field Representative to be based in Ohio (travel anticipated). Details can be found at: www.unionjobs.com/listing/3116... #1u #UnionStrong @oftunion.bsky.social @aft.org
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Melissa Cropper @mcropper.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Huge crowd of over 300 people turn out in Brown County to support @amyactonoh.bsky.social Lots of energy and excitement to elect her as Ohio’s next Governor. @oftunion.bsky.social
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Dr. Amy Acton @amyactonoh.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
My opponent has repeatedly stated that he wants to eliminate teachers' unions and has called to end federal worker unions. www.cleveland.com/news/2026/07...
cleveland.com
Ramaswamy would end teachers union bargaining — but not for the Teamsters. Here's why that distinction matters
Has Ohio's education debate stopped being about education? The Today in Ohio podcast explores how culture-war politics are eclipsing the issues that matter most for students.
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Ohio has lived through the consequences of vouchers. @oftunion.bsky.social leader Karen Rego is urging Connecticut not to make the same mistake. Her message to Gov. Lamont is one every governor should hear: strengthen public schools, don't subsidize privatization. ctnewsjunkie.com/2026/07/30/o...
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Opinion | Take It From A Voucher-State Teacher – Lamont Shouldn’t Let Trump Privatize Public Education | CT News Junkie
Guest columnist Karen Rego, an educator and president of the Cleveland Heights Teachers Union in Ohio, has a message for Gov. Ned Lamont and Congress: Study after study has shown that private-school v...
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famiamioh.bsky.social @famiamioh.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
At the AFT Convention in Washington DC last weekend, FAM shared our recent contract wins and successes! We are determined to fight for higher education and for public education across the state and nation! @aftunion @aaupnational
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Union Jobs @unionjobs.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The Ohio Federation of Teachers, Local 8033 AFT seeks a Temporary Project Staff Organizer to be based in Cincinnati, OH. Details can be found at: www.unionjobs.com/listing/3110... #1u #UnionStrong @oftunion.bsky.social @aft.org
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Ohio Federation of Teachers @oftunion.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Congratulations to Cleveland Teachers Union 279 member Angela Bowman on becoming a finalist for Ohio Teacher of the Year! Angela is an Intervention Specialist whose career reflects resilience, leadership, and a deep commitment to educational equity. sboe.ohio.gov/educator-sta...
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Ohio Federation of Teachers @oftunion.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Vivek Ramaswamy's policy positions are so bad, he's already walking them back. After saying in March "I want us to have the best universities but we have too many of them. They need to be consolidated,” Vivek is now saying it is "incorrect" that he wanted to shut down some schools.
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Vivek Ramaswamy said Ohio should shut down 'subpar' universities. Then came the backlash.
Ohio Republican candidate for governor Vivek Ramaswamy is changing his tune on shutting down 'subpar' universities after facing bipartisan backlash.
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AFT @aft.org · 17/07/2026
"We did this work because we believe in the work that libraries do." Jude Virostko was almost fired from her job when she was being treated for cancer. She kept going - and she and her colleagues won their won their union with 87% YES vote. @oftunion.bsky.social
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AFT @aft.org · 17/07/2026
Incredible things are happening in Ohio: @mcropper.bsky.social just shared with the convention hall that the @oftunion.bsky.social has organized AND gotten first contracts at 6 libraries, 3 charter schools, a college, 2 social service providers, and more.
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AFT @aft.org · 17/07/2026
The AFT has topped the highest membership in its 110-year history as workers across America flock to organize with the 1.88 million-strong union that cares, fights, shows up and “gets shit done.” Read more ➡️ www.aft.org/press-releas...
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
🎉 Congratulations to Angela and Aaron for being included in Ohio's District Teacher of the Year Cohort! bsky.app/profile/oftu...
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 08/07/2026
Congratulations to the workers at the Columbus Metropolitan Library in Ohio on voting to form a union with the Ohio Federation of Teachers! With a stronger voice on the job, they now have the power to bargain for better pay, stronger benefits and more.
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Columbus Metropolitan Library employees vote to officially unionize
The results, released by Ohio’s State Employment Relations Board (SERB) on Tuesday morning, recorded 86% of valid ballots as being in favor of the union.
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Ohio Federation of Teachers @oftunion.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Congratulations to Cleveland Teachers Union 279 member Angela Bowman and Cincinnati Federation of Teachers member Aaron Parker on being named to the State Board of Education's 2027 District Teacher of the Year Cohort!
sboe.ohio.gov
2027 State Board District Teacher of the Year Cohort Announced
The State Board of Education of Ohio is pleased to announce the 2027 State Board of Education District Teacher of the Year cohort. This cohort of regional honorees will serve as ambassadors for teachi...
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Ohio Federation of Teachers @oftunion.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
“We're doing this work because we love our jobs and we want to continue to sustainably keep them and be able to provide the care that we do to our library community.” CMLU Organizing Committee member Rahaf Fares speaks to @wosupublicmedia.bsky.social about their big union win!
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Columbus Metropolitan Library employees vote to officially unionize
The results, released by Ohio’s State Employment Relations Board (SERB) on Tuesday morning, recorded 86% of valid ballots as being in favor of the union.
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