Americans For Fair Treatment (AFFT) celebrated the past year’s progress with our Connecticut members at Christian Educators’ year-end event. Many remarks at the event highlighted the power of diverse viewpoints on many issues Connecticut’s communities are facing. Several questions and answers noted the importance of supporting educators by teaching parents
Chicago Local 150 of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) recently announced that it will financially back mayoral candidate Jesus “Chuy” Garcia – instead of incumbent mayor Lori Lightfoot – with a $1 million commitment. This pledge will triple Garcia’s campaign fund up to about $1.6 million. IUOE Local
The National Labor Relations Board Union, which represents National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) workers, and AFL-CIO are demanding that Congress increase the agency’s $274 million annual budget by $94 million, for a total of $368 million. The agency’s own budget request to Congress was only $319 million in 2023 and
A press release published by Americans for Fair Treatment was quoted by Law360.
Elisabeth Messenger, interim CEO of Americans for Fair Treatment, was quoted in the Washington Examiner.
Elisabeth Messenger, interim CEO of Americans for Fair Treatment, was quoted in the Washington Examiner.
A former teachers union official-turned-federal-government-official allegedly violated the Biden Administration’s Ethics Pledge and other relevant federal ethics regulations because of continued interactions with her former employer, the National Education Association (NEA). A watchdog organization filed the ethics complaint against the deputy chief of staff under Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, Donna
Unions have long used membership dues to fund partisan political activities without members’ input or explicit consent. I had a conversation recently with an AFFT member who described their experience with a union that was too political. At our member’s request, we are withholding their name. This member expressed to
As Americans for Fair Treatment previously reported, railroad unions threatened for weeks to go on strike before the holiday season. But congressional action this week forced an agreement between the railroads and four unions, preventing the possibility of a strike before it could begin. President Joe Biden signed the bill
