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It's time to let X/Twitter go. This platform's decline from a vibrant public square to what is now a platform for hate, disinformation & manipulation has been painful to experience. Find me & the AFT on Bluesky, Substack, Threads, Instagram, or Facebook. reuters.com/business/media-t…
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Gerrymandering is so bad that the GOP can lose the popular vote by 3 times the margin Trump did and still keep the House. That’s why EVERYONE has to vote. eclectablog.com/2018/03/the-…
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Here's @rweingarten's statement on Betsy DeVos resigning. aft.org/press-release/afts-w…
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Trump’s Mar-A-Lago trips cost taxpayers $25M in 3 mo. That $$ could provide school lunch for 65k kids for a year. istrumpatmaralago.org/
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"If @Walmart continues to provide funding to lawmakers who are standing in the way of gun reform, teachers and students should reconsider doing their back-to-school shopping at your stores." - @rweingarten #WalmartMustAct pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2019…
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During his opening monologue as the host of @nbcsnl, Chicago-born @chancetherapper shared his support for Chicago's teachers and support staff who are on strike. @CTULocal1 @SEIU73 #CTUSEIUstrike #PutItInWriting
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Teachers want to be teaching, not holstering firearms. We need fewer guns in schools, not more of them.
#MarchForOurLives
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Thank you @KamalaHarris for putting teachers front and center. #AFTVotes
In America, public school teachers are paid about $13,000 a year less than other college graduates. That could be mortgage payments or the cost of groceries for a family for a year. It’s a national failure. It’s time we give America’s teachers a raise.
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Just think of your favorite teacher who gave you the confidence to be who you want to be. That's the kind of First Lady @DrBiden will be. — @JoeBiden #AFTvotes #DemConvention
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When you see how much states are spending on vouchers instead of investing in public education
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📣 American Federation of Teachers Endorses @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris in Democratic Primary #AFTvotes aft.org/press-release/americ…
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OKAY SO IF WE #CANCELSTUDENTDEBT, WE CAN LIFT THOUSANDS OF WORKERS OUT OF POVERTY, HELP CLOSE THE RACIAL WEALTH GAP BECAUSE BORROWERS OF COLOR ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY STUDENT DEBT, AND WE CAN BOOST THE ECONOMY WITH THE STROKE OF A PEN
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"When he walked away from the discussion, he walked away from our children, he walked away from how we can open up our schools—virtually, actually or in hybrid form—how we can educate our children." — @SpeakerPelosi on #COVID19 relief talks with @realDonaldTrump
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That moment when you’re a union president, and find out that a teacher and union member is going to be the next vice-president.
We’re excited for former public school teacher & AFT member @Tim_Walz to join @KamalaHarris on the ballot this November!
📸@rweingarten #AFTvotes
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Average cost of a home:
2010: $224,300
2020: $358,700
Average cost of rent:
2010: $810
2020: $1104
Total student debt:
2010: $845,000,000,000
2020: $1,700,000,000,000
Minimum wage:
2010: $7.25
2020: $7.25
#cancelstudentdebt
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While @IlhanMN has introduced legislation to eliminate obscene school meal debt, Trump’s Admin has proposed child hunger policy that would exacerbate the problem. #HandsOffSNAP!
School is tough enough without having to worry if you’ll be able to eat lunch that day.
Proud to join @Ilhan, @RepDebHaaland, and Valerie Castile to introduce legislation to end lunch shaming & stand up for our kids.
@AFTunion @MAZONusa
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Donald Trump didn't show up for the people of Lordstown when they were losing jobs. But @BernieSanders did. - @rweingarten #AFTvotes
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Thank you @SenKamalaHarris for introducing the Family Friendly Schools Act! Investing in after school programs, summer enrichment & 21st Century Learning Centers helps families who can’t find affordable, quality child care outside of the school day. #ChildCareforWorkingFamilies
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BREAKING: We have severed ties with @WellsFargo over their financial relationship with gun makers and the @NRA usatoday.com/story/money/201…
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When we talk about education, please remember that the top 25 hedge fund managers on Wall St make more money than all the kindergarten teachers in this country combined. - @SenSanders #IamAFT
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At a time of massive income and wealth inequality, when many of our school districts are underfunded, when educators are leaving the profession because of pay, I want to applaud teachers for wanting to start a political revolution. - @BernieSanders #PublicEdForum #AFTvotes
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While Chuck Jones was standing up for Carrier jobs @realDonaldTrump was buying steel from China hurting American @steelworkers #ImWithChuck
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"Those of us who have worked with @ewarren for a long time know that she has always been a fighter—a fighter for working people, a fighter for the labor movement and, of course, a fighter for educators and public education." - @BTU66's @JessJTang #AFTvotes aftvoices.org/by-jessica-tan…
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Good morning @VP our members can’t wait to hear from you this morning! #RealSolutions
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Huge turnout at Hart Senate Office Building. We have a clear message: We #BelieveSurvivors. #StopKavanaugh
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.@rweingarten explains why she's personally supporting @ewarren. #AFTvotes aftvoices.org/why-im-support…
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We have a teacher shortage because we’ve failed to value and respect teachers. - @BetoORourke #AFTvotes
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"It might be the only place to support you, the only place to protect you, and for many, the only place to feed you. The schools are our safety net." 100%, @KingJames. #GraduateTogether #ThankSupportStaff #ThankATeacher
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The kids down at The Ellipse tonight know that #KamalaDefendsDemocracy
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There are a lot of reasons to love @KamalaHarris. Here are a few of the reasons why we’re excited that @JoeBiden picked her as his running mate. #AFTvotes
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At #defenseofdemocracy, @HillaryClinton says that you can run the best campaign, you can have the best plans, you can get the nomination, and you can win the popular vote, but you may not win the Presidency for these 4 reasons:
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"Good Riddance." - @rweingarten
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It is a myth that charter schools are better than public schools. They're not. - @JulianCastro #DemDebate #AFTvotes
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Ohio teacher Katie Hofmann on @BernieSanders:
When it comes to education, he understands that people in the profession—particularly teachers—know most about what it is to teach children and how we should be determining and meeting their needs. #AFTvotes aftvoices.org/a-candidate-wh…
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I’m here to offer you a future where you have a President, a First Family, and a Secretary or Education that supports public education. - @PeteButtigieg #AFTvotes #PublicEdForum
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.@RepJayapal: “The college affordability crisis isn’t just about tuition.” It increases funding for work study, Pell Grants, HBCUs, state schools, tribal schools, and trade schools. #CancelStudentDebt
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Think about what this sign means. We’ve waited too long for common sense gun safety laws. It’s time to #EndGunViolence.
#MarchForOurLives
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“My family is the single biggest contributor to the RNC...We do expect something in return.”- #BetsyDevos bit.ly/2fHztUN #DeVosVote
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Senator @RonWyden asks #DefenseOfDemocracy attendees to go to all of our elected officials (national, state, and local) and ask: “What are you doing to protect our democracy?”
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Teacher and union member 🤩
It is the honor of a lifetime to join @kamalaharris in this campaign.
I’m all in.
Vice President Harris is showing us the politics of what’s possible. It reminds me a bit of the first day of school.
So, let’s get this done, folks! Join us. secure.actblue.com/donate/so…
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Progressive is getting things done. We got a lot done. - @JoeBiden #DemDebate
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“We stand for children and that’s why teachers in Oklahoma, West Virginia, Kentucky and Arizona are standing up.” @rweingarten #oklahomateacherwalkout
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“What we tell 17 year olds all the time is that you are not old or responsible enough to drink, to vote, to serve in our military. But you ARE old enough and responsible enough to take on a quarter million dollars in debt. And that’s wrong.” @AOC #CancelStudentDebt
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Sounds like @MarcoRubio didn't do his homework. ✏️
If he had, the Senator would know we put out our guidance on how schools can #ReopenSafely all the way back in April of 2020. He should give it a read: aft.org/reopen-schools...
National teachers’ union (not teachers) are saying they won’t go back to work until 2022. We should not send a single taxpayer dollar in Covid funds to schools that aren’t going to reopen.
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.@HillaryClinton was not wrong that the murder rate has dropped in De Blasio's NYC (post stop & frisk):
huffingtonpost.com/entry/nyp… #debatenight
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"@PeteButtigieg's plan reflects the role of public education as central and foundational to our democracy, and aspires to make it a reality." #AFTvotes aft.org/press-release/aft-pr…
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The time for inaction is over. It’s time to #EndGunViolenceNow.
Today starting at 10 AM Central, AFT president @rweingarten will be in Houston to stand up to the NRA, with for a round table & press conference on gun violence prevention.
📺: facebook.com/AFTUnion
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Happy #Pride month!
Everyone deserves to feel safe and welcome in their schools and communities, and to live authentically as themselves. This month, let's celebrate the contributions of our LGBTQ+ siblings & continue the fight for civil rights and acceptance for all.
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The crowd when @BernieSanders @rweingarten @mcropper1 and @GoHedgeClippers interned the townhall! #AFTvotes
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Thank you @SenWarren and @WhipClyburn for introducing the Student Loan Debt Relief Act, to help the millions of Americans struggling with student loan debt. marketwatch.com/story/elizab…
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When their school gave them detention for participating in the #NationalSchoolWalkout, the #pennridge225 turned their detention into a second powerful protest. washingtonpost.com/news/answ…
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Today marks the beginning of #WearOrange weekend, where we wear orange to remember those we've lost to gun violence and demand action from lawmakers to prevent gun violence.
Read & RT this thread to spread the word on how AFT is taking action to #EndGunViolenceNow. (1/3)
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Thank you @BernieSanders for supporting @VFNHP members. These nurses have voted to go on strike. UVM Medical Center needs to listen to the people on the frontlines of patient care. #WeAreUVMMC
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YES! @KamalaHarris' teacher pay proposal is great and deserves all of the attention it's getting. #DemDebate #AFTvotes
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"It’s long overdue that we have a school teacher in the White House again, and I’m so proud to personally endorse @ewarren for president.” - @CFTunion's @Jeff_Freitas #AFTvotes aftvoices.org/why-i-support-…
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Good morning!
@VP is speaking at the AFT convention this morning. Watch at 10am CT / 11am ET!
aft.org/convention
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Congratulations, @PeteButtigieg, on what would be a historic nomination!
Joe Biden will nominate Pete Buttigieg to be Transportation secretary
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Hey that's us!
Just in: Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Texas to address the American Federation of Teachers’ national convention in Houston. bit.ly/3WeFluh
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Teachers, staff, and the unions behind them are not a barrier to schools reopening. We are a barrier to staff and students being put in danger for Republican talking points. wsj.com/articles/follow-the-…
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Why do you want to ban books? Because you want to ban knowledge. And why do you want to ban knowledge? Because you want to ban our power. @KarlaforFlorida #AFTvotes
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The streets of LA are filling up as educators, students, parents, and community members rally at CCSA to protest how corporate charters are damaging our public schools and to demand accountability and transparency from charters. #utlastrong @UTLAnow #LAUSDStrike
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“Don’t count us out. Strong unions create strong communities. We will continue fighting, caring, showing up and voting to make possible what is impossible for individuals acting alone.” - @AFTunion Pres @rweingarten #IamAFT #JanusvsAFSCME #union aft.org/press-release/americ…
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Parents and teachers are actually united. We want schools to reopen safely with the guardrails that we’ve been fighting for since April. Strangely, your father’s admin didn’t help us reopen safely, so now we’re in this situation. Stop trying to blame teachers, it’s a bad look.
Are the parents in Los Angeles county that are revolting against the union nonsense and the unions not following the science Republicans? Seems like that would be a vastly Democrat stronghold.
Maybe if you charged students Union dues you’d start doing what’s right for them?
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“We have a crisis here of immense proportions." - @rweingarten at yesterday's #CancelStudentDebt event with @SenSanders @RepJayapal, @Ilhan, @AOC, and others. Read all about the proposal here: aft.org/news/sanders-propose…
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What teachers are saying is of course we need a pay raise, we're 49th in the nation and haven't had a raise in 10 years, but you cannot take this out of a fund that hurts kid's education. @rweingarten discussing the #oklahomateacherwalkout on @NPR.
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Jason from UPS says they won't cross the picket line. Great solidarity with the striking Vermont nurses. #WeAreUVMMC
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"The President of the United States has the power to broadly cancel student loan debt, help close the racial wealth gap, and give a big boost to families and our economy." @SenWarren warren.senate.gov/newsroom/p…
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A teacher is the Mayor of Chicago!
Congratulations @Brandon4Chicago!
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AFT President @rweingarten marching to get #SoulsToThePolls with @AndrewGillum @TheRevAl and more #AFTVotes #Midterms2018 #BringItHome
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#BetsyDeVos has zero experience in public education. She has never been a student, parent, educator or admin in public ed. #DumpDevos
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.@MalloryMcMorrow brought some light reading to the #DNC2024.
Want to learn more about why #Project2025 is so dangerous if Trump & Vance get elected? Read up here: mediamatters.org/heritage-fo…
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.@aoc: “This is about our entire economy. We are suffering a systemic, economy-wise threat.” No generation has faced debt like this before - and that’s why it’s time to #CancelStudentDebt
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There is no role for for-profit charters in this country. My focus will be on public schools and public school educators. - @BetoORourke #AFTvotes
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AFT President @rweingarten is in Ukraine today at the invitation of the Ukrainian teachers union. This is part of the continued work our union has done to support Ukrainian teachers and students during this war.
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Organizers are being fired. Stores are being short staffed. But Starbucks workers are determined to organize for a better life.
AFT is proud to stand in solidarity with @SBWorkersUnited in Buffalo, NY & nationwide as they work to organize. ☕️ ✊
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Protestors were not allowed to bring signs into the Hart building, so they improvised with paper plates. #StopTheShutdown
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.@AmyKlobuchar: I've been working to bring down the costs of prescription drugs since I came to Washington. The #InflationReductionAct will help us do that.
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At no point in this country’s history have we ever seen one party control all branches of government and still fail to do their basic job of keeping the government open. #TrumpShutdown
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In the @TexasAFT survey:
🚨77% of TX school workers don't believe teachers should be armed at school
🚨87% of TX school workers & parents support red-flag laws & required background checks
🚨85% support raising the age for gun purchases to 21
🚨75% support assault weapon bans.
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The #LGBTQ plan from @BetoORourke includes reinstating Dept of Ed guidance and enforcements to protect LGBTQ+ students. As educators and school staff, we support our LGBTQ students and want this guidance back in place. #AFTVotes betoorourke.com/LGBTQ/
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My secretary of education will be someone who has taught in public school, who believes in public education and believe that public dollars should stay in public schools. - @ewarren #AFTvotes #DemDebate
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"The Harris-Walz team will build on the Biden administration’s legacy as the most labor-friendly administration in history and will continue to grow our economy from the bottom up and the middle out." -@rweingarten
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