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Donate to our Disaster Relief Fund for Hurricane Hanna

Publish Date: August 4, 2020 4:59 pm

We have a tradition of helping our union family members impacted by disasters. Our members need our help. The latest disaster is damages from Hurricane Hanna on the lower Gulf...

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Legislative Hotline

July 25: CDC releases White House reopening package; Budget hole signals need for federal funds; Higher Ed news; Charter-school review starts next week

Publish Date: July 25, 2020 1:54 pm

  You can find all news, updates and resources addressing COVID-19 here on our website. As the CDC politicizes school reopenings, local health officials use their authority to delay start...

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Texas AFT is actively organizing new higher-education locals in the state. Read more about our efforts and our newest locals.

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Members of the Houston Educational Support Personnel, an affiliate of Texas AFT, are celebrating a hard-won victory against privatization in how their school district’s food service program is managed.

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