Happy #TeacherAppreciationWeek! I’m grateful for the kindness, wisdom & dedication educators bring to their work, and for the ways they help students grow, discover their strengths & see what’s possible. If a teacher has made a difference in your life, take a moment to reach out and say thank you.

AFT nurses in Brattleboro, VT just won a tentative contract protecting safe staffing & patient care standards the community has counted on for decades. Meanwhile,Trump’s $1T in Medicaid cuts threaten to destroy small-town hospitals across America. #HealthCareNotTrumpsWar vtdigger.org/2026/04/06/b...

Hallelujah! www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/w...

Trump's war with Iran is a war of choice, not necessity. What is of necessity is addressing the economic stress already reverberating across America. I write about the relief working Americans need now in my new column. www.aft.org/column/ameri...

Just fyi- Trump claims he ended DEI...but literally last month we won our lawsuit, preventing him from cutting civil rights laws including the commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in schools. www.aft.org/press-releas... . www.aft.org/press-releas...

Americans want us to treat each other with dignity, not inhumanity. It may feel like dystopian scenes are inescapable these days, but what I see—from kids buzzing about books to a Super Bowl performance celebrating love and diversity—gives me hope. Read my newest column ⤵️ www.aft.org/column/toget...

I'm attending Sunrise Movement's event, “Schools: Drop ICE Mass Call” - sign up now to join me! #aftvotes www.mobilize.us/aft/event/89...

It was beautiful… Bad Bunny Delivers a Love Letter to Puerto Rico at Super Bowl Halftime www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/a...

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Keep ICE out of our hospitals Keep ICE out of places of worship. Keep ICE out of our schools and campuses. Our communities rely on safe spaces. Americans should not be scared of America. That’s what ICE is doing. Take action at go.aft.org/keepiceout www.youtube.com/shorts/pLF9D...

Huge news… Discharge petition for extension of ACA tax credits for 3 years now has 218 votes. Speaker Johnson-bring this to the floor as soon as possible

Democrats are comfortable fighting Trump, but to change the country we need to do more than critique; Americans want solutions & there’s lots of room to work on economic pathways to success and creating opportunity for all. Thanks @DashaBurns for the conversation. www.politico.com/video/2025/1...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING (NOT): This holiday season, @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social wants you to know that she's NOT thinking about Paraprofessionals. In fact, she's spending her last few weeks in office actively working AGAINST Paras by single-handedly blocking legislation that would raise Para salaries.

Today-Trump and Musk endorsed Cuomo-Cuomo is the candidate of the billionaires. Mamdani is fighting for affordability for all of us-particularly working families. I disagree with ZM on Israel but I want a Mayor who fights for the strugglers & strivers- not for those who are taking away our freedoms

It’s very simple. Republicans in congress created this crisis—and workers are paying the price. Healthcare costs are skyrocketing while families struggle to keep coverage. Instead of working to fix it, they chose to shut down the government. #TrumpHealthcareShutdown

Trump, despite having a Republican trifecta in DC, is refusing to meet with Democrats. It shows his reckless disregard for the pain a shutdown will cause to American families. #TrumpsGovernmentShutdown www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...

With Medicaid under attack & millions of hardworking Americans losing the health care services they depend on, @rweingarten.bsky.social, @aft.org & @uftnyc.bsky.social are standing up & speaking out on the National Mall tonight, part of a 60 hour vigil to save Medicaid, organized by Families First.

Luddites always looking to smash the looms. It was a dead end in the early 19th century, and it is a dead end in the early 21st century.

Good! Senate Republicans can’t use the Big Ugly Bill to end run the legislative process to slash Medicaid or create a national school voucher program. But they are still trying to find a way to do it so keep telling Congress how harmful these policies would be! www.budget.senate.gov/ranking-memb...

SCOTUS knee capped lower courts today while kicking the question of birthright citizenship down the road. Justices Sotomayor and Jackson are right to call out problems and dangers of this decision.   www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

Political violence isn’t a punchline. It isn’t an opportunity to mock a grieving community. Families’ lives have been shattered. Sen. Lee’s comments are disgusting. www.newsweek.com/mike-lee-ass...

This is nothing short of pathological. Two prominent union leaders – a Jewish lesbian and a Black man – resign in a vote of no confidence of a white man who has completely mucked up the job in ways that we cannot afford, and draws this sort of mindless attack that does not even pass logical muster.

Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government. No one has heard from you in 78 days. As vigil, I’m posting a photo (& today a video) of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.

Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” includes a tax loophole for billionaires—practically paying them to “donate” to private school tuition for families earning up to $500,000 a year. It increases the deficit & weakens public schools. Tell your lawmakers: Say NO to school vouchers. aft.org/NoToVouchers

Education funding should not be used as a piggy bank to defund our already underfunded public schools. The bill includes $20 billion for vouchers in the guise of a tax shelter for the well-off. Vouchers syphon crucial funds away from public schools into private hands. www.aft.org/press-releas...

Rather than protect Medicare and Medicaid, this bill cuts them, denying healthcare to 14 million people. Rather than strengthen public education, it weakens it. Rather than feeding poor families, it rips food out of their mouths. www.aft.org/press-releas...

Not all students go to College - we need to make that ok. It’s time to scale up successful programs that create multiple pathways for students so high school is a gateway to both college and career. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/o...

Trump spent 100 days dismantling public ed, attacking universities, firing federal workers—including veterans—ending vital labor & health programs, and making it harder for retirees to access Social Security. It’s no wonder his public approval is tanking! www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLa9...

We won!! A nationwide preliminary injunction against McMahon's February Dear Colleague letter which tried to stop public schools & higher Ed from teaching honest history or enforcing student civil rights. It’s a win for students, families & educators. democracyforward.org/updates/harm...

Why the UFT Opposition Is Missing in Action in the Fight to Defend Social Security and Medicare – And What It Could Mean For the Future of the UFT from @leoecasey.bsky.social www.unitycaucus.org/p/why-the-uf...

“Nayib Bukele is a minor strongman who will do whatever Donald Trump demands of him. If Trump wants Abrego Garcia in the United States, then Bukele will return him. If Bukele understands that Trump does not want Abrego Garcia returned, then he will keep the man.” www.thebulwark.com/p/bukele-abr...

If we really believe that Public Ed is essential for Americans, particularly our young people, we have to talk to and listen to everyone. My Fox Digital Op Ed

A primer on what the widespread tariffs mean to workers, families & retirees. ✅ Economic & financial chaos ✅ Stock markets in free fall ✅ Business confidence at lowest level since '08 financial crisis ✅ Economists warning of likely recession ✅ Higher prices 4 Americans aftvoices.org/keeping-our-...

We’re taking the fight to the courts but you can help pressure Congress, build community, use consumer pressure, and keep influencing the court of public opinion. Check out HandsOff2025.com to get involved this weekend and stay tuned for more to come in May!

Increasing Para Pay: Making A Slogan into A Reality By @leoecasey.bsky.social www.unitycaucus.org/p/increasing...

Our Union Needs Democratic Political Debate, But the UFT Opposition Gives Us Sectarian Self-Righteousness @leoecasey.bsky.social www.unitycaucus.org/p/our-union-...

If you are in NYC and can make it out, please join us tomorrow at noon.

Trump has taken a hatchet to American ingenuity, imagination and invention at Columbia to attack academic freedom and force compliance with his political views. Read our lawsuit and statement with @AAUP.bsky.social here. www.aft.org/press-releas...

Closing Social Security offices makes it harder for people get their Social Security. Shutting down phone lines makes it harder for people to get what they need. They're undermining opportunity and retirement security for everyone.

If you're worried about Social Security, the first step is signing a petition. Let's send a clear message to Donald Trump and Elon Musk that they need to keep their hands off Social Security! actionnetwork.org/petitions/ha...

Weingarten: If you think this is unprecedented. You’re not crazy. It is. It is. We have never faced the kind of assault on people that has happened in the last 60 plus days.

Education is our kids future. Education is our country’s future. Mr. President, we will see you in court. www.aft.org/press-releas...

The world's richest person is targeting me & other teachers because we are fighting for vital federal education programs that help families & students. They attack because they want tax cuts for the rich. Stop taking money from poor kids & kids with disabilities.

As we argued to investors about our members' pension funds, Elon Musk is acting like an angry toddler on the internet instead of protecting Tesla shareholders. This behavior wouldn't even fly in our classrooms, so it shouldn’t fly for billionaires running our government.

Diverting billions from our children to pay for tax cuts that primarily benefit the wealthy is a callous decision that short-changes everyone. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Teachers work hard every single day to make classrooms safe and welcoming to every student. Trump's lies about schools and LGBTQ students hurt everyone. Shame on him.

This is appalling, @MarkWarner. There is a neo-fascist in the White House who has been on a rampage, and you are looking for things he has done to celebrate. Shame on you.

Our #ProtectOurKids Day of Action is today. Hundreds of actions. Gutting public education to give tax cuts to billionaires would deny opportunities to children—including students with disabilities & kids living in poverty. I’m proud of our members for speaking out! www.aft.org/ProtectOurKids