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Retiring Wisely, the IFT retirement planning guide was first published several years ago. Revised this spring, the booklet supplements the retirement planning seminars held annually for members nearing retirement. The guide can be viewed or downloaded and saved or printed by clicking on the headline above,

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Photo of AFT President Randi Weingarten addressing TEACH 2023

The AFT has always been a solutions-driven union, and our new campaign, launched during TEACH on July 21, proves it once again with a fresh, practical approach to strengthening public education. As AFT President Randi Weingarten pointed out during her keynote speech, the $5 million, yearlong campaign, “Real Solutions for Kids and Communities,” stands up against attacks on public schools and offers real-world solutions to build up, rather than break down, our communities.

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Randi Weingarten at a Massachusetts high school

Summer is upon us, and parents, children and teachers are winding down from what has been an exhausting and fully operational school year—the first since the devastating pandemic. The long-lasting impact of COVID-19 has affected our students’ and families’ well-being and ignited the politics surrounding public schools. All signs point to the coming school year unfolding with the same sound and fury, and if extremist culture warriors have their way, being even more divisive and stressful.

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What unions do

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In AFT President Randi Weingarten’s latest New York Times  column, she describes what it is exactly that unions do. Though unions are the most popular they have been in decades, anti-union sentiment still thrives in red states and across the nation. “Several years ago, The Atlantic ran a story whose headline made even me, a labor leader, scratch my head: ‘Union Membership: Very Sexy,’” Weingarten writes in the column. “The gist was that higher wages, health benefits and job security—all associated with union membership—boost one’s chances of getting married. Belonging to a union doesn’t actually guarantee happily ever after, but it does help working people have a better life in the here and now.” Click through to read the full column.

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The 2023 West Suburban Teachers Union Local 571 Legislative Breakfast will happen on Saturday, September 30th at the Hilton Oak Brook Hills Resort Marquis Banquet Facility.
 
DATE: Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023; registration opens at 8 am, event goes from 9 am - Noon
 
PLACE: Hilton Chicago/Oak Brook Hills Resort & Conference Center in the Marquis Banquet Facility (3500 Midwest Road, Oak Brook, Illinois)
 
PROGRAM: • Plated breakfast • Meet and greet Illinois legislators & members of Congress  • Gift card raffle (proceeds go to WSTU scholarships and COPE)
 
COST: Free for
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Randi Weingarten and NYC teacher Tamara Simpson

Attacks on public education in America by extremists and culture-war peddling politicians have reached new heights (“lows” may be more apt), but they are not new. The difference today is that the attacks are intended not just to undermine public education but to destroy it.

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If you have not done so already, union leader, sign in to AFT Leadernet today. You'll get a lots of free online resources to help you make your organization grow. Have instant access to AFT Plus benefit links, clip art galleries, document templates, survey makers, online form creators, and other useful tools.

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