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The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is an American labor union that primarily represents teachers. The union was founded in Chicago in 1916. A precursor to the group, the American Federation of Teachers and Students, was founded in 1900. Approximately 60% of AFT's membership works directly in education, with the remainder of the union's membership composed of paraprofessionals and school-related personnel; local, state and federal employees; higher education faculty and staff, and nurses and other healthcare professionals. The AFT's affiliations include the trade union federation since its founding, the old American Federation of Labor until 1955, and the AFL-CIO.
AFT was founded in Chicago, Illinois, on April 15, 1916. By 1919, AFT had 100 local affiliates and a membership of approximately 11,000 teachers, which amounted to 1.5% of the nation's teaching force. In its early days, AFT distinguished itself from the National Education Association (NEA) by its exclusion of school administrators from membership. Facing opposition from politicians and boards of education, membership in AFT declined to 7,000 by 1930. During this period, the organization had little impact on local or national education policy.
School Counselor Lakia Wilson shows us how a crumbling school building and lack of staff and supplies makes it almost impossible to provide Detroit children an equal education. Add your voice: aft.to/Detroit #SaveDetroitKids
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Hello and welcome to this National Right To Work Foundation News Update regarding a Michigan American Federation of Teachers ten-year contract. The Michigan Employment Relations Commission (MERC) ruled that Local 1085 breached its duty of fair representation when it unlawfully signed a ten-year union contract with Taylor School District; and thus, handcuffed teachers to decade-long forced union dues contract. After the American Federation of Teachers appealed MERC’s ruling to the Michigan Court of Appeals; Foundation attorneys filed an amicus brief supporting the MERC’s ruling. The Foundation’s amicus brief noted that the union contract offered multiple concessions to obtain the teachers union’s monopoly bargaining agreement, including a 10% pay cut for teachers. Union officials also ...
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