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“The State of the Union is union strong,” AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler said after Democratic President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address this month.

This year, we’ve seen unprecedented engagement from the Biden administration, affording AFSA a significant seat at the policymaking table and the opportunity for regular input.

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The Jewish Labor Committee has talked a coalition of 120 Jewish groups into supporting raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2024. Its now $7.25 and hasn't risen in a decade.

What was supposed to be an intellectual conference on the future of the U.S. union movement turned into a conference on the future of collective bargaining, and specifically promotion of sectoral bargaining, instead.
As our Oakland teachers go on strike, we strongly support their fight for smaller class sizes, more support for students, and a living wage for educators.

Pro-worker legislation, including equal pay for equal work and an updated stronger version of the Employee Free Choice Act

Principals, assistant principals and other school leaders are joining hands with others as professional union membership grew to 6.18 million in 2018.
The U.S. Department of Education provides billions of dollars in grants for programs to improve K12 outcomes.
Statement by Ernest Logan, President, American Federation of School Administrators