GOP lawmakers said the provisions provided needed economic relief for some industries, while they took fire from deficit hawks.

Overwhelming. It’s a word that comes up a lot these days, as we face blow after blow to the infrastructure we thought we could count on. Funding for medical science is disappearing.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is coming after the people who dare lend a helping hand to immigrants.� Noem shared a CNN segment to X on Tuesday that showed an up-and-coming app designed ...

After-school programs, English-learner services, migrant education programs, and professional development are all at risk.

Senate GOP to Medicaid Recipients: Drop Dead

WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after the Senate passed President Trump’s billionaire tax scam:“This is a big, ugly, obscene betrayal of American working famil...

WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after the Senate passed President Trump’s billionaire tax scam:“This is a big, ugly, obscene betrayal of American working famil...

WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after the Senate passed President Trump’s billionaire tax scam:“This is a big, ugly, obscene betrayal of American working famil...

By Dennis Wheatley

Orlando, Florida—PDK International (PDK) is proud today on site at the 2025 Educators Rising National Conference to announce a new partnership with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). This part...

Trump's move to shutter Job Corps would displace thousands — including many young Black men — and gut a 60-year-old safety net.

More than 100,000 people marched from Budapest City hall and wound through the city center before crossing the capital's Erzsébet Bridge over the Danube River.

Troy Swanson, Legislative Chair for the Cook County College Teachers Union (CCCTU), joined the America's Work Force Union Podcast to discuss Illinois Senate Bill 1693, the impact of proposed federal b...

Illinois public employees are asking Gov. Pritzker to support SB 1937, We Are One Illinois' legislation to fix the broken Tier 2 pension system this session for teachers, nurses, firefighters and othe...

Coming out on September 16, 2025 — AFT President Randi Weingarten has written a book.  It’s called WHY FASCISTS FEAR TEACHERS: Public Education and the Future of Democracy.  In this moment in history ...

Join tens of thousands of your fellow Chicago-area citizens as we form a human chain of conscience across Chicagoland in peaceful protest against Trump’s illegal and authoritarian actions and the GOP'...