We 💜 Public Schools! Join us next week for our webinar “Taxes and School Funding: property taxes, new federal tax policies and more.”   📚 Everyone who registers will get the recording and materials even if you can’t attend live! 📚   Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Congratulations to UAPL United Staff for ratifying their first union contract! They made improvements on core issues, including: increased PTO for part-time workers; 6 weeks of paid parental leave; paid assault leave; tuition reimbursement; raises; binding grievance & arbitration process & more!

Congratulations to Cleveland Teachers Union member Carla Neely on being named as a 2026 inductee for the National Teachers Hall of Fame! Carla is a middle school science and social studies teacher at the Andrew J. Rickoff School in Cleveland. She'll be inducted in the Hall of Fame in June!

SB 1 continues to wreak havoc in Ohio's public universities. This time SB 1 is forcing @ohiouniversity.bsky.social to close it's bachelor’s of music therapy. “Without our program, there’s kind of a huge hole in southeast Ohio that just isn’t going to get served. And that saddens us quite a bit.”

Why @columbuslibrary.bsky.social workers are voting Union Yes:“In order to keep helping our communities to the best of our abilities, we need to protect & support our library workers by securing safe levels of staffing & worker input on library policies.”—Zydeco, Materials Services Associate, Dublin

"[CML management] has had power for over 150 years. They don't want to give it up. And they know that we can win. And they're afraid of that."

We’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @propublica.org website or engaging with ProPublica stories today. Tell ProPublica’s management you won’t cross the picket line: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

Why are @columbuslibrary.bsky.social workers organizing their union & standing up to management's anti-union campaign? “All CML workers deserve protection and the ability to receive equitable and equal treatment in all aspects of the organization.” — Jay, Customer Service Specialist, Gahanna Branch

Hey Columbus folks, let's support our library workers. They deserve.

Columbus, Ohio has one of the best public library systems in the country. It's one of the absolute best things about this city. But its management is engaging in union-busting and they need to be stopped. matternews.org/community/wo...

CML is trying to stop workers from forming their union. Tell them to knock it off:

“I think a lot of people would expect @columbuslibrary.bsky.social … to be a little bit more progressive in how they’re handling their workers unionizing,” but instead CML is engaging in “intimidation, misinformation, [and] coercing employees to not support the union.”

An Unfair Labor Practice Charge filed last week alleges that the recent termination of a CML employee was “unlawful and retaliatory,” motivated by the worker’s involvement in union organizing. New from Larkin Cleland. matternews.org/community/wo...

“Ohio’s public schools rank in the bottom third nationally, and the only way to turn that around is if we actually send people to Columbus who understand how to fully and fairly fund public schools.” — State Rep. Dani Isaacsohn

Minnesota has demonstrated compassion for our neighbors, courage in the face of brutality, and solidarity by standing together. We stand in solidarity with Minnesotans in demanding Target stand up to ICE—that's why AFT has resolved that our members will shop elsewhere for back-to-school this year.

Thank you Sandy and Julie! We're out in the streets today to stand up for our students and our democracy. bsky.app/profile/oftu...

This economy was built by people on factory floors, construction sites, hospitals and schools, not greedy billionaires. We are done scraping for crumbs while Trump’s billionaire friends feast. #NoKings

#NoKings, No Dictators. Power to the voters. Power to the workers. Power to the people.

Sandy and Julie from Cincinnati Federation of Teachers explain why they're at #NoKings Cincinnati today!

OFT & Cincinnati Federation of Teachers are at City Hall for #NoKings Cincinnati!

ICYMI: Earlier this week, @rweingarten.bsky.social kicked off @sharemylesson.bsky.social's Virtual Conference with a discussion on why kids’ education must be a national priority and the work the AFT is doing to protect and strengthen public schools. Watch here ⤵️ sharemylesson.com/webinars/key...

Educators deserve a voice in our retirement! Tell your state legislators to support HB 719, a bipartisan bill that would protect elected seats on the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) Board.

THANK YOU to the Ohio Federation of Teachers! @portagedems.bsky.social @geaugademocrats.bsky.social @oftunion.bsky.social

STRS elected board members continue to push STRS in the right direction with new benefit improvements, including a COLA for retirees and an extension of the current years of service requirements for active members. We need to keep member-elected STRS Board seats so that this progress can continue.

Columbus Metropolitan Library workers are proud of their jobs, proud of their co-workers, and proud of their union! They began wearing union pins this week as they continue to organize for their union election later this spring!

It’s a great day to tell your local library worker that you support their right to unionize! @oftunion.bsky.social

Congratulations Delaware County District Library workers! In this first union contract, members secured important wage raises and benefit extensions that help attract and retain staff—the kinds of issues that motivated them to fight to form a union in the first place. bsky.app/profile/oftu...

Congratulations to workers at Delaware County District Library on ratifying their first union contract! The contract extends benefits to part-time employees, provides competitive wages & longevity bonuses to attract & retain staff, & includes a grievance process & collaborative Labor/Mgmt Committee.

“No Tax on Tips and Overtime” policies come with a whole slew of conditions and caveats that ultimately don’t benefit the average tax payer. Join us on Monday (March) 16th for a 30-minute educational webinar and Q&A. 11am: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 7pm: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

“The governor gave a feel-good speech that glossed over some of the real issues that we still have remaining in our state and particularly in education…the bottom line is all the stuff is great & necessary, but without proper funding, it puts a huge strain on our districts" — @mcropper.bsky.social

"You can't just disappear a union that's over 50 years old." — @yuhline.bsky.social, New York State Assembly Member Our leaders are coming together to demand that Father Shanley respects the collective bargaining rights of faculty at St. John's University.

OFT President @mcropper.bsky.social on Gov. DeWine's State of the State Address:“For the past 7 years, we’ve seen a disconnect between Governor DeWine’s words & the end result of the policies & funding decisions he has put into place. Nowhere is this contrast more striking than in education policy."

Calling all members of the OSU community (faculty, students, staff, alums, parents), Ohio citizens, and more. Please sign and circulate this letter to the OSU Board of Trustees for a transparent and inclusive search for a new president. actionnetwork.org/petitions/tr...

Check out @sharemylesson.bsky.social's #WomensHistoryMonth collection including women’s suffrage and 19th Amendment lessons, activities on women’s rights and gender equality, and profiles of women in science, social justice, politics, literature, sports & the arts. sharemylesson.com/collections/...

"It’s heartbreaking to have that lie of indoctrination perpetuated. We’re not the ones in that business... We just want to love them, and teach them, and enable them to live wonderful lives." — Greenon Federation of Teachers President Heather Stambaugh in @barnraiser.bsky.social

"We know [cooperation with ICE] will have big impact for our students' attendance — we are already seeing that. That's not fair to any child, to have to live their lives in fear. " — Julie Sellers, President of Cincinnati Federation of Teachers

"Today we are standing together to fight for our students, patients and colleagues... You make communities safer by building trust with that community, not by intimidating them by force and violence." — Theresa Kulbaga, English professor and @famiamioh.bsky.social President

Congratulations to Maria Mangine, member of Lordstown Teachers Association, Local 3789, for being recognized as the Young Educator of the Year at the Mahoning Valley Educator of the Year Honors Dinner earlier this week!

Last week, OFT member leaders from across Ohio met for our biennial convention. We elected officers, debated & voted on resolutions & learned from each other's victories & challenges from the last two years. This week we'll be posting convention highlights (that we were too busy to post last week!)

“We have to fight back in all of those different ways. But if we don’t fight forward, then people don’t get something new.” — @rweingarten.bsky.social speaking to Ohio members at @oftunion.bsky.social convention

@rweingarten.bsky.social is with @oftunion.bsky.social in Columbus this morning lifting up the incredible work of members across the state and sharing how AFT is fighting for affordability and economic opportunity for working class Ohioans.

While public schools have to scrimp and save to keep schools open after the legislature severely underfunded schools, this private school is building a $21 million new school -- funded by our tax dollars since the school receives more than $4 million of publicly paid vouchers per year.

Today, @amyactonoh.bsky.social spoke with members of the Toledo Federation of Teachers about her campaign and why Ohio needs a Governor who will stand up for public school students, families, and educators.

New content on @aft.org's @sharemylesson.bsky.social: Jesse Jackson helped shape modern civil rights and political activism. Explore his legacy in voting rights, economic justice, and national politics.

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide. This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

AFT officers remember "titan of justice" Rev. Jesse Jackson in new statement: "For decades, the AFT stood shoulder to shoulder with him. He walked our picket lines and lifted up our members, knowing that labor rights and civil rights are inseparable." www.aft.org/press-releas...

FFA is about so much more than farming. 🌾 From leadership and career skills to confidence and community service, agricultural education helps students thrive in school and beyond: https://sharemylesson.com/blog/future-farmers-future-leaders @aft.org @sharemylesson.bsky.social @oftunion.bsky.social

In New Lexington, OH, @oftunion.bsky.social members are rethinking what public school can be—offering robotics certifications, elementary welding workshops and hands-on pathways that prepare students for high-wage careers. youtube.com/shorts/DnLgm... #PublicSchoolProud #CTEworks

“People are working harder than ever and getting nowhere. My opponent says people are struggling because they’re lazy. These are not the Ohioans I know." — Dr. Amy Acton