Our members have made clear that they have been disrespected for too long, and now it’s time for elected officials to Respect Us or Expect Us. Read our demands. Join Our Campaign for Respect Get Our Respect Agenda and Sign Our Pledge Sign the Pledge Shop Our Online Texas AFT...
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One of our union's perennial priorities is ending the state's over-reliance on high-stakes, standardized testing and assessment. In Texas, that means we need to talk about STAAR. The Problems with STAAR In or out of a pandemic, the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exams have numerous design...
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Your vote, your voice Without new leadership that makes public education a real priority, we cannot build the future we want to see: one with public schools funded and supported to thrive. "In a state with a $33 billion surplus — an amount larger than the entire budgets of 24...
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Retiree Plus Membership Texas AFT Retiree Plus is a powerful voice for retired educators and school employees. Membership is open to any retired school employee. Join us today. #ThriveTogether RETIRED EDUCATORS NEED A RAISE Texas AFT is coordinating a statewide campaign to get out the vote in support of a...
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PRE-K12 PROFESSIONALS We work together — statewide and in our districts — to improve the pay and working conditions of our teachers, nurses, counselors, and other professionals. Thrive Campaign We fight to thrive by creating respectful working conditions with more planning time, fewer added duties and extra paperwork, resources to...
Read MoreIf you’re joining our union — Texas AFT — you should expect more than just insurance. Let’s answer the biggest question first: Yes, Texas AFT offers $8 million in Occupational Liability Insurance (OLI). But there's more to our union than insurance. When you join our union — either through one...
Read MoreTexas AFT is committed to listening to the real experts on public education: you. We don't allow administrators to join, so our agenda is your agenda.
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About Texas AFT What is Texas AFT? Texas AFT is a statewide union that exists to serve its members and local unions. Texas AFT currently has more than 65,000 members statewide, either through local unions or our Associate Membership Program.When you join a local union, you automatically become a member...
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Texas AFT represents all non-administrative certified and classified public school employees in traditional public schools. Our union also accepts employees in universities, colleges, and community colleges as members. Our priorities reflect the interests of teachers, counselors, librarians, diagnosticians, custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, nurses, teaching assistants, clerical employees, and the...
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Texas AFT is a statewide union1 with 66,000 members, including K-12 and community college educators, support staff, and retirees. We believe that education is the path to a just and democratic society. We also believe the only way to give students a quality education is through the dedicated work of...
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