Progressive organization, Demand Progress Education Fund (DPEF), pushed for congressional staffers to unionize in a recent report. Last year, the House of Representatives voted to allow House staff members to unionize, a decision which was lauded by labor unions such as the Congressional Workers Union (CWU). The CWU called the
Florida’s state legislature has advanced a significant piece of Governor DeSantis’s Teacher’s Bill of Rights during the current legislative session. AFFT covered this proposal last month, but this week, the bill protecting public-sector employees was passed out of committee by a 5-3 vote. The protections were introduced by Florida State
Americans for Fair Treatment CEO Elisabeth Messenger penned an opinion editorial in LoudounNow about the NEA-backed Loudoun Education Association’s push to collectively bargain in Loudoun County, Virginia. You can read the full opinion editorial here.
The Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee held a hearing two weeks ago on the narratives surrounding teacher staffing issues. Discussion included alleged teacher shortages in the state and potential causes and solutions. At least one speaker suggested the problem comes from poor management of the Commonwealth’s schools. Dr. Tanya Garcia, who
One of New York’s largest public unions is pushing for more remote work flexibility in an effort to retain public employees as the state expects to face a worker shortage in the next five years. According to state data, New York will face a shortage of up to 12,500 workers
AFFT’s “Where Do Your Dues Go” research series, and quotes from AFFT members, were cited in a letter to the editor to LehighValleyLive.com: Nationally, the political spending of the country’s largest teachers’ union tells a tale. In 2020-21, the National Education Association spent $2 on political activity for every $1 spent on
Data published by Americans for Fair Treatment was quoted by The Fairfax Times: According to Americans for Fair Treatment, the VEA reported $12.6 million in revenue in 2019 (based on IRS filings), with 82 percent of this coming from membership dues. As of 2019, the union’s largest liability was federal
Members of Americans for Fair Treatment were quoted in RealClearPennsylvania: Americans for Fair Treatment (AFFT), a nonprofit organization that helps public employees understand and exercise their rights regarding union membership, has shared multiple stories of public employees who learned firsthand that their union was more concerned with advancing a political ideology than
Americans for Fair Treatment Senior Communications Director Isabel Blank was quoted by The Federalist: Isabel Blank, senior communications director with Americans for Fair Treatment, said, “The fact that the American Federation of Musicians could receive all the benefits of collective bargaining with a public employer while being shielded from having to
