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articles: 22
total claps: 66
top claps: 16
avg read: 4.3 min
active: 2024-05-07 → 2026-07-07

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#psrp ·9 #education ·5 #unions ·5 #special-education ·4 #protect-our-kids ·4 #retirees ·3 #healthcare ·3 #immigration-enforcement ·2 #nurse ·2 #educators ·2

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AF AFT · AFT Voices

Becoming a paraprofessional

By Jeff Whittle

Mar 26, 2025 · 5 min read · 16 claps #special-education #education #psrp

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AF AFT · AFT Voices

Less school funding exactly where we need more

By William Schwandt

Mar 18, 2025 · 2 min read · 16 claps #school-funding #education #education-funding

Less school funding exactly where we need more

AF AFT · AFT Voices

Public employees, we appreciate you

By Yolanda Fisher

May 07, 2024 · 2 min read · 9 claps #public-service #psrp #appreciation

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AF AFT · AFT Voices

A word to the wise on mental health (an open letter)

By Jeff Whittle

May 15, 2024 · 5 min read · 5 claps #mental-health-awareness #educators #special-education

A word to the wise on mental health (an open letter)

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AF AFT · AFT Voices

My unexpected path to public service and union leadership

By Jim Carr

Jul 07, 2026 · 5 min read · 3 claps #unions #retirees #public-employees

My unexpected path to public service and union leadership

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AF AFT · AFT Voices

Fighting book bans, I am an eagle through and through

By Amanda Jones

Mar 12, 2026 · 11 min read · 2 claps #book-banning #libraries #librarians

Fighting book bans, I am an eagle through and through

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AF AFT · AFT Voices

Schools urgently need federal dollars

By Dennis Wheatley

Mar 28, 2025 · 5 min read · 2 claps #special-education #education #federal-funding

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AF AFT · AFT Voices

Melania told us a robot can replace teachers. My students disagree.

By Sari Beth Rosenberg

Apr 30, 2026 · 3 min read · 2 claps #ai #education #teaching

Melania told us a robot can replace teachers. My students disagree.

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AF AFT · AFT Voices

America deserves a surgeon general guided by science, not politics

President Donald Trump has selected Dr. Nicole Saphier to be the next U.S. surgeon general. Saphier replaces troubled nominee Casey Means…

May 14, 2026 · 3 min read · 2 claps #healthcare #surgeon-general

America deserves a surgeon general guided by science, not politics

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AF AFT · AFT Voices

Knocking on doors and inspiring the next generation

By Ellen Fischer

Oct 30, 2024 · 2 min read · 2 claps #gotv #election2024 #unions

Knocking on doors and inspiring the next generation

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AF AFT · AFT Voices

Why I love driving a school bus

By Tony Ybarra

Feb 13, 2025 · 6 min read · 1 claps #school-transportation #school-bus #school-bus-safety

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AF AFT · AFT Voices

Kathy Schmidt: Stepping up in the fight for a fair contract for Kaiser workers

Kathy Schmidt grew up in a union household and went on to make her own mark as a labor leader who helped transform healthcare-sector…

Oct 17, 2025 · 5 min read · 1 claps #oregon #nurse #healthcare

Kathy Schmidt: Stepping up in the fight for a fair contract for Kaiser workers

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AF AFT · AFT Voices

Standing up to fear

By Shannon Davenport

Mar 25, 2026 · 5 min read · 1 claps #nurse #immigration-enforcement #rural-healthcare

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AF AFT · AFT Voices

A ‘cup of joe’ for democracy

By Jeff Whittle

Apr 21, 2025 · 5 min read · 1 claps #democracy #town-hall #civic-engagement

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AF AFT · AFT Voices

‘Violence is not part of the job’

Workplace violence doesn’t just hurt — it terrifies. It turns everyday tasks — like caring for patients or working in a community or…

Apr 27, 2026 · 4 min read · 1 claps #workplace-violence #unions

AF AFT · AFT Voices

Appreciation means safety, respect and humanity

By Rick Lucas

May 11, 2026 · 3 min read · 1 claps #ai #healthcare #healthcare-technology

Appreciation means safety, respect and humanity

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AF AFT · AFT Voices

He Lei PoinaʻOle: The students who rebuilt Lahaina’s future

By Dr. Nani Azman

Mar 26, 2026 · 3 min read · 1 claps #higher-education #high-school #hawaii

He Lei PoinaʻOle: The students who rebuilt Lahaina’s future

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AF AFT · AFT Voices

Tyseeke Edwards: ‘I love coming to work every morning’

When AFT Tulsa member Tyseeke Edwards and her husband followed his new job as a firefighter to Oklahoma in 1998, Tyseeke wasn’t planning on…

May 21, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #public-education #schools #parents

Tyseeke Edwards: ‘I love coming to work every morning’

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AF AFT · AFT Voices

Why fund the Department of Education? A special education perspective

By Dan Isenstein

Mar 20, 2025 · 5 min read · 0 claps #special-education #disability #empathy

Why fund the Department of Education? A special education perspective

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AF AFT · AFT Voices

Alaska was close to bringing back defined-benefit plans. Then the governor stepped in.

By Rachel Molina Lodoen

Jul 07, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #retirees #alaska #pensions

Alaska was close to bringing back defined-benefit plans. Then the governor stepped in.

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AF AFT · AFT Voices

How my union organized to lower healthcare cost for members

By Kati Bassler

Jun 08, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #educators #unions #hospital

How my union organized to lower healthcare cost for members

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AF AFT · AFT Voices

Public safety requires rigorous training. So why is ICE cutting back?

By Wayne Spence

Apr 30, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #public-safety #law-enforcement #parole