Earlier this year, @aft.org sued the Trump Department of Education to make sure they followed the law on student debt forgiveness. Thanks to a settlement announced on Friday, the Trump admin will resume student loan forgiveness for 2.5 million borrowers enrolled in certain federal repayment plans!

Linda McMahon's net worth is more than $3 billion but she doesn't want your children's teachers to be able to negotiate a fair wage and affordable health insurance.

Ready for trick-or-treaters tomorrow? Make sure to buy union-made candy when you’re doing your shopping! And check out the full list at aflcio.org/halloween.

“We need public investment that strengthens rural infrastructure, safeguards good union jobs, and stops the wave of privatization and closures that threaten the very heart of our communities.” — OFT President @mcropper.bsky.social

In New Lexington, OH, @oftunion.bsky.social educators are proving that career training changes lives with a 99% graduation rate and real pathways to success.
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Op-ed:" @miamiuniversity.bsky.social must not allow itself to be threatened into ceding what's left of our self-determination. Whatever the consequences of refusal, agreeing [to Trump's higher ed compact] would threaten the very mission of the university."—Theresa Kulbaga, Faculty Alliance of Miami

Despite providing a 3% raise to non-union staff, Equitas Health is only offering a 1% raise to union employees.

Contact Equitas Health’s leadership & tell them that union workers shouldn’t be punished with low wages because they stood up for themselves. All staff deserve a fair raise.

It's great to see an Ohio success story shared nationally!
New Lexington Fed. of Teachers members & their district have done amazing work to infuse innovative, effective career tech ed into every student's path to graduation.
Read this op-ed by @rweingarten.bsky.social & Superintendent Casey Coffey

Kent Wong was the best of our movement. He was a trailblazer for labor, immigrant, civil, and human rights everywhere he went – in California, the House of Labor, and all around the world. My heart is with his family and the generations of workers touched by his life and legacy.

Congratulations to Wendi Davis for being awarded the Northwest Region Ohio School Board Association Humanitarian Award! Wendi isn't just an amazing music teacher, band director, and humanitarian — she's also Co-President of the Cory-Rawson Education Association, [email protected] Local 4427!

Today is #LatinaEqualPayDay, the day that Latina pay *finally* catches up to what White, non-Hispanic men made last year alone. That’s injustice—plain and simple.

America’s unions are fighting to end the wage gap for good, and a union contract is how we level the playing field.

OFT endorses @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social!
“Sherrod spent his career fighting for the dignity of work & economic justice for Ohio families. Ohio—and the rest of the country—were better off when we had his pro-worker, pro-union, pro-education voice in the Senate." — OFT Pres.
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“My message for the Republican party is to come back to the table. The American people are looking for affordable healthcare and access to healthcare.”

Ohio State University RN Catharyne Henderson explains why the #TrumpShutdown could spell disaster for patients. @oftunion.bsky.social

We expect all of our elected representatives, regardless of what party they’re in, to start working together to fund the government and protect affordable healthcare.
Take action to tell Congress to protect our healthcare.

The Trump Administration and the Republican majority in Congress are shutting down the federal government rather than negotiate with Democrats who are fighting to prevent drastic healthcare price spikes.

Information and resources about the shutdown from @aft.org can be found here:

"Ohio’s educators kept their promise to our state’s children… often with limited resources & always with the best interests of students at heart. Now it is our turn to keep our promise to them. We must ensure a secure retirement, a meaningful voice in their system & protection from politicization."

OFT President @mcropper.bsky.social on Ohio's teacher shortage: "most of the result revolves around lack of respect and lack of pay.”

"Legislators are trying to take away teacher voices, & especially teacher voices when it comes to their own money. Teachers feel that having elected members on the board...is crucial to safeguarding their money." —Joan Kuchcinski, retired teacher & Toledo Fed of Teachers (@aft.org Local 250) member

BREAKING NEWS: OFT, @ohioea.bsky.social & @ohaaup.bsky.social are taking STRS to court, to challenge the legislature's takeover of the STRS Board!

“Passion plus purpose equals possibilities is how I describe what is happening here” — @rweingarten.bsky.social on New Lexington City Schools' innovative career tech education program.

On Thursday, @aft.org Pres. @rweingarten.bsky.social, AFT’s Career Tech Ed Committee & @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social visited New Lexington City Schools to tour their comprehensive CTE program, including the school district’s farm, greenhouse, Middle School, and Workforce Development Center.

Good morning from the Cleveland Joint Apprenticeship Training Center #CTEworks
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🥔💉In New Lexington, OH, students get real-world learning every day—from farming potatoes to drawing blood in phlebotomy labs—thanks to their district’s investment in CTE pathways. #CTEworks #PublicSchoolProud @oftunion.bsky.social

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What a great way to end #CTEworks week: touring Cleveland’s Electrical Joint Apprenticeship & Training Center with @oftunion.bsky.social & others. Students here are earning while learning, building skills with their heads & hands and real pathways to union jobs.