Kilmar Abrego Garcia was held in Louisiana before his illegal deportation to an infamous El Salvadoran prison. This news is the culmination of our #1u family organizing our workplaces & communities to fight back for our SMART union sibling & others who've been unjustly detained without due process.

In my speech today, I called for a “devices-down, eyes-up, hands-on” strategy. Kids are drowning in tech, but building safeguards and prioritizing active learning through meaningful projects helps students harness their future and build the country they dream of. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/t...

“If Trump’s base is a cult, we’re rapidly approaching the Comet Hale–Bopp phase. Outside his party, he’s a lame duck with low approval and a stalled agenda. But his remarkable influence seems only to grow over a party eager to drink the Kool-Aid at his request.” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

On this Eid al-Adha, we wish our members and students a meaningful day of celebrating humanity and all that connects us. Peace and solidarity to all. Eid Mubarak! #EidAlAdha

School closures plus budget cuts: a perfect storm to undo hard-fought progress made and drive educators as well as students out of the system #PhlEd

My latest for Truthout. Black job loss due to structural racism in Trump 2.0 truthout.org/articles/bla...

Taking freedom for granted is a surefire way to risk losing it. We honor those who died for our freedoms with reflection and gratitude, and commit to never stop working to expand freedom to all. #MemorialDay

When Kash Patel gives lip service to veterans this Memorial Day weekend, remember that he took a disrespectful “VIP snorkel” trip around the USS Arizona, where more than 900 sailors and Marines are still entombed.

Pope Leo XIV calls for stronger regulation and a slower pace of AI advances in a landmark theological document, warning the technology is fueling and normalizing conflict around the world.

Abrego Garcia should apply for compensation from the weaponization fund

Don't miss this webinar to learn more about the School District of Philadelphia's structural deficit, facilities needs, and how you can engage with the #PHLbudget process to make sure schools get the resources they need to safely educate kids. RSVP: luma.com/e7cgfzb8

"...across this city, schools are facing closure and principals like myself are being forced to make cuts to the very positions that have driven this transformation. Climate staff, counselors, behavioral supports are all being cut. These are not extras." www.chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/to-f...?

The District is doing its part by cutting administrative jobs & contracts. But students can't afford to lose access to 340 educator positions in our schools that continue to struggle because of out-of-control charter costs. www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm... #PhlEd #FundOurSchools

"...the district has growing costs it cannot control. For example, its annual charter costs have risen by $587M over the last three years, despite flat enrollment, driven, in part, by a bizarre state law...." PA lawmakers are responsible for the District's deficit. www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...

Students should not lose trusted teachers, counselors, and climate staff because corporate greed from billion-dollar tech companies wins the day. Tell your Council members to fund our schools! pft.org/news/ask-cit...

PFT members at Sharswood are getting the word out about 340 school jobs that will be cut next year if City Council does not approve a $1 rideshare tax for the District. Tell Council to stand with students and educators - not union-busting tech companies like Uber! #PhlEd #PHLbudget #RedFridays

Of course the rightwing wackjobs are coming after Randi. Fascists fear teachers, and there's no teacher they fear more than the godmother of No Kings. Randi is a hero and patriot, and my kids are going to see statues of her long after these guys are defeated, irrelevant, and forgotten.

@artsteinberg-pft.bsky.social’s right. We need to invest in our public school infrastructure to keep classrooms safe places where students and educators can focus on learning and teaching, not surviving dangerous heat. @PFT.org pft.org/press/pft-pr...

@pft.org also congratulates educator-endorsed Chris Johnson, Morgan Cephas, and Rick Krajewski on winning their primary elections! First-time candidate Chris Johnson is a former District official who is well familiar with challenges facing long-underfunded public schools in PA. #PhlEd #PHLvotes

@pft.org congratulates @chrisrabb.com on his primary election victory! Public school students and working people in the 3rd Congressional District will be well represented by Rep. Rabb if he is elected in the November general election. pft.org/press/pft-co... #PHLvotes

✅ Look up PFT-endorsed primary election candidates: PFTvotes.org Problem at the polls? Contact the non-partisan Election Protection Hotline: 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) #PAvotes #PhillyVotes

The primary election is coming to a close shortly. If you're in line at your polling location by 8:00 p.m., stay in line -- you have the right to cast a ballot! 📍 Find your polling location: www.pa.gov/ser.../vote/... 🗳 Return your paper ballot: www.pa.gov/.../mail-in-...

"School will go remote for students at 57 Philadelphia schools Wednesday due to soaring temperatures.... The move comes after Philadelphia Federation of Teachers President Arthur Steinberg urged the district to declare a heat emergency Monday." www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia... #PhlEd

Luckily for students and staff, schools are closed today for the primary election. It will be in the 90s again tomorrow. We're calling on the School District to prioritize health and safety and declare Wednesday a virtual learning day for schools that lack a/c. 6abc.com/post/school-... #PhlEd

It's no surprise that the NY Post and an anti union dark money group launched an attack on me intentionally misconstruing union expenses. Fascists really do fear teachers. www.aft.org/press-releas...

✅ Look up PFT-endorsed primary election candidates: PFTvotes.org Problem at the polls? Contact the non-partisan Election Protection Hotline: 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) #PAvotes #PhillyVotes

Polls are open, Pennsylvania! No matter how you plan to vote, make sure you do 🗽 📍 Find your polling location: www.pa.gov/services/vot... 🗳 Return your paper ballot: www.pa.gov/agencies/vot...

Violence of any kind in a house of worship has no place in this country. All of us have a responsibility to unequivocally condemn this type of horror and take steps in our own communities to show that we are stronger than hate.

I am horrified by the attack on the Islamic Center of San Diego — another senseless act of violence against our Muslim neighbors who were simply gathered to practice their faith.

By not dismissing students early today, the School District failed to follow its own safety policy. With students off tomorrow because of the primary election, the District should declare Wednesday a virtual learning day now so that families and students can prepare. pft.org/press/pft-pr...

AFT President @rweingarten.bsky.social is with leaders & members in Montgomery today to rally and publicly declare our collective commitment to the full promise of voting rights and multiracial democracy in America. #AllRoadsSouth

Happening now: Members of Congress from across the country are gathered in Montgomery's Legacy Park to send a clear message to the nation that the rollback of voting rights will not happen quietly, unchallenged, or without organized resistance. #AllRoadsSouth

At the Equal Justice Museum in Montgomery AL.

Tomorrow is a National Day of Action for Voting Rights, as we stand together against efforts to take away power from Black voters in the South. Join in Montgomery, AL, one of the many satellite events, or in your own community. Check out the toolkit to take action⤵️ blackpowerwarroom.com/dayofaction/

Climate staff help keep our schools safe so kids can focus on learning. They're in the hallways, the lunchroom, the schoolyard — building trust every single day. Philly can't afford to lose 119 of them. @PHLCouncil: pass the rideshare tax now. generocity.org/philly/2026/...

Our schools are understaffed as is. Students should not be punished with teaching staff cuts because Uber and Lyft flooded communities with misleading ads. Download/share our flyers and let City Council know where you stand! pft.org/news/ask-cit... #RedFridays #FundOurSchools

Our members at Clara Barton Elementary are showing how it's done on Red Friday! Grateful for the public education champions distributing info to school communities to build pressure on City Council to pass the $1 rideshare tax to save 340 #PhlEd jobs.

SOLIDARITY FOREVER with all who are gathering in Selma and Montgomery, Alabama, this Saturday, who refuse to bow to the corruption of a Supreme Court majority trying to send us back to the 1900s, and who refuse to give up the fight for equality, dignity, and respect. #DayOfAction #VotingRights

City Council can prevent this by passing the rideshare tax, which would fund 340 teacher and staff positions across 206 schools. Please share and let Council know where the community stands! pft.org/news/ask-cit... #FundOurSchools

Climate staff are the eyes and ears of the hallways and schoolyards. Cutting 119 of these positions doesn't just hurt those workers. It makes every Philadelphia school less safe. generocity.org/philly/2026/... #PhlEd

Uber/Lyft know "this is a tax that will be imposed on the rideshare companies.... affordability has never been a selling point nor a mission for these companies that are expected to earn $1 billion off of Philadelphia riders this year alone." thephiladelphiacitizen.org/guest-commen... #PHLbudget

A phenomenal breakdown of the bias in how the NYT treats the Trump family’s corruption vs how it has treated Democrats in the past

"UNUSUAL OFFER"?? No, headline writers. "Charges Dropped Against Indian Billionaire Accused of Bribery, After Offering Trump A Bribe."

We should be investing in our public schools so every kid has what they need to learn. Thank you @PFT.org for fighting for Philadelphia’s students and educators. bsky.app/profile/pft....

Do you see how quickly elected officials are moving to take power away from Black voters in the South? Join the National Day of Action for Voting Rights this Saturday –in Selma, Montgomery, or wherever you are! AllRoadsLeadToTheSouth.com

💥💥💥 PFT member & Overbrook teacher Ms. Joell: “But we can’t get a couple million dollars to fix this building? Are you kidding me? Spending money on FIFA and spending money on every other thing, but throwing our citizens into the trash?” www.inquirer.com/education/ph... #PhlEd #SaveOurSchools

See our reports fact-checking the District's claims about schools being closed. There is still no plan to raise the $2 billion needed to fix all other buildings. The District's "facilities" plan is really just another school closure plan. pft.org/press/pft-re... #PhlEd #SaveOurSchools

PFT "argues the district is overstating building capacity, which it says makes schools appear more underenrolled than they actually are... [PFT] also said some schools proposed for closure are in better condition than the buildings that would receive displaced students." 6abc.com/post/philade...

As @artsteinberg-pft.bsky.social said, "The Facilities Master Plan is a school closure plan, period. We encourage school communities to use our reports to advocate for the supports and safeguards that Philly public school students deserve." pft.org/press/pft-re... #PhlEd #SaveOurSchools

We released our analysis of the District's "facilities plan" at Overbrook Elementary, a prime example of a school that should not be closed. Located in a lovingly maintained, walkable community, students feel cared for there because of dedicated PFT members like Debra Joell & Kathryn McQuade.