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AFT Voices
Raising up the voices of AFT members in preK-12 public education, higher education, healthcare and public services.
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Raising up the voices of AFT members in preK-12 public education, higher education, healthcare and public services.

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AFT
We’re 1.7 million teachers, paraprofessionals/school-related personnel, higher ed faculty, public employees, & healthcare workers making a difference every day.
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Randi Weingarten
American Federation of Teachers president, committed to improving schools, hospitals and public institutions for children, families and communities.
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Mary Cathryn Ricker
Mom, @NBPTS ELA teacher, @SPFT28 member serving as @AFTUnion Executive Vice-president who loves working in the community for good ideas. Photo credit: @Cud_mags
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Virginia Myers
Telling stories of higher education and labor for and about the fascinating college faculty and staff members of the American Federation of Teachers. #LoveMyJob
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PSRP Editor
Editor of AFT’s PSRP Reporter, a publication for paraprofessionals and school related personnel
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AFT Public Employees
AFT works to bring meaningful collective bargaining rights to public employees at all levels of government -
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Writers
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AFT
We’re 1.7 million teachers, paraprofessionals/school-related personnel, higher ed faculty, public employees, & healthcare workers making a difference every day.
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Andrew Spar
Andrew is currently the President of the Florida Education Association and former President of the Volusia United Educators.
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Randi Weingarten
American Federation of Teachers president, committed to improving schools, hospitals and public institutions for children, families and communities.
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teachersbrain
Teacher, NBCT, Origami Owl Jewelry Designer, VP of Sign-o-saurus of Daytona, Inc. A Learner, Teacher, & Child Advocate
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Mary Cathryn Ricker
Mom, @NBPTS ELA teacher, @SPFT28 member serving as @AFTUnion Executive Vice-president who loves working in the community for good ideas. Photo credit: @Cud_mags
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Rep. Mark Pocan
Member of Congress from Wisconsin’s Second District, Co-Chair of @USProgressives
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Alex Hoselton
Minneapolis Public School Teacher
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Asher Huey
Union thug, progressive, blogger, wino, activist, former actor, history enthusiast, trekkie, lover of small dogs. Thoughts here are my own.
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Jess Vishner
Chef, Teacher, Outdoorsman and Dad
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Tyler Clementi Fndtn
A movement of friends and supporters who are committed to safe, inclusive spaces for LGBT youth, their families and their allies.
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Luz Sosa
Luz Sosa is an economics instructor in Milwaukee. She has more than 15 years of experience teaching finance and economics. She is the C.E.O. of SOS Achieve.
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Sandy Cappelli
First grade teacher in West Warwick RI.
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Brent Baker
Peoria Pathways to Prosperity Coordinator at the Greater Peoria Economic Development Council, bike enthusiast, and professional volunteer.
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Donna M. Chiera
President of American Federation of Teachers New Jersey. Retired 33-year self-contained elementary special education teacher. Proud Perth Amboy resident.
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AFT New Jersey
A union of professionals representing 30,000 education workers from prekindergarten through higher education
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Cameo Thorne
Director AFT Innovation Fund Grant for restorative practices in New Haven. Taught 15ys HS English. NHPS 2009 Teacher of the Year. Selected to lead by teachers.
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Denise Specht
MN teacher, union strong, @EducationMN President, @AFTunion VP. Posts are mine. Quotes, retweets or links are not endorsements & belong to others.
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AFT TEACH
Free teaching resources, lesson plans, tips and tools teachers can use every day in the classroom, from the American Federation of Teachers (@AFTunion).
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Pat Mora
Pat Mora is an award-winning author and poet. She is the founder of Children’s Day, Book Day/El día le los niños, El día de los libros.
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Joseph Vincente
I have been teaching Chemistry and Science Team Leader at East Side Community High School in New York City since 2007.
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Lorretta Johnson
AFT Secretary-Treasurer
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Robert Barbier
Rob is a High School English Teacher, union activist, proud father and married to the love of his life.
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David Sherrin
David Sherrin teaches Social Studies and English at Harvest Collegiate in New York City, where he was a founding teacher. davidsherrin.net
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Amy Spies
Volusia County Teacher PD Trainer active with AFT's Thinking Math, Core Advocates, Lesson Study, @4FLStandards, LearnZillion & sustainability topics.
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Alonzo Blankenship
The business of school is moral, intellectual, artistic, cultural, emotional, physical and relational LEARNING!
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LINDA ULRICH-HAGNER
Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway -Elbert Hubbard
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Tammie Miller
Early Child Care Educator & Advocate
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Erika Wozniak Francis
Teacher/activist, co-host of #TheGirlTalk, and candidate for alderman in Chicago’s 46th ward.
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Amber Chandler, NBCT
Author, Speaker, National Board Certified teacher, blogger, and Mama. Reader, writer, painter. Risk taker. Crazy multi-tasker. People watcher. Dream maker.
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PSRP Editor
Editor of AFT’s PSRP Reporter, a publication for paraprofessionals and school related personnel
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AFT Public Employees
AFT works to bring meaningful collective bargaining rights to public employees at all levels of government -
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Virginia Myers
Telling stories of higher education and labor for and about the fascinating college faculty and staff members of the American Federation of Teachers. #LoveMyJob
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John Brady
Registered Nurse, Executive Vice President of AFT Connecticut, grandpa, husband, brother, activist. Blogs at http://backusunited-john.blogspot.com/
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Emily Drabinski
Reader, writer. Librarian, pedestrian. I show off the books at @LIUBrooklyn and edit them @LibJuicePress. Ask me about my long run.
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Mehdi Zeyghami
A PhD candidate in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of South Florida and a research assistant in the Clean Energy Research Center at USF
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Evrim Baykal
Adjunct Faculty for Houston Community College, Computer Science Department & Founder of The Gazelle Movement
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Austin McCoy
Historian
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Sara Goldrick-Rab
Author of Paying the Price, founder of the #RealCollege movement, the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, and Believe in Students
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Cathleen Fry
PhD in nuclear astrophysics. Knitter, spinner, crocheter, dyer. General nerd about many things including fiber, computers, and data.
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David Albert
David J. Albert is an adjunct professor of government at Austin Community College as well as the COPE Chair and Adjunct Faculty Vice President for ACC AFT.
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Gabe Kirchner
Progressive political junkie with blossoming computer science inclinations. #COYS #Zona #BrewCrew
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UFT
The United Federation of Teachers is a union of New York City educators and other professionals who care deeply about public education.
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KOSE Union
Public Employee Union for Kansas Executive Branch Employees