AFT-Oregon Executive Council Resolution on Labor Defending Democracy
On Nov. 6, 2020, the AFT-Oregon Executive Council passed the following resolution.
Labor Defending Democracy Resolution
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2021 AFT-Oregon Scholarships and Awards
AFT-Oregon SCHOLARSHIPS and AWARDS are now open and accepting applications for 2021.
Deadline for applications is January 31, 2021.
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General Election Endorsements - November, 2020
The AFT-Oregon Political and Legislative Action Committee is proud to make the following endorsements:
AFT-Oregon Executive Council Letter on Black Lives Matter
We, the elected leaders of the American Federation of Teachers - Oregon, condemn the police murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, David McAtee, and the unconscionable killings of so many other Black people by police throughout our country’s history. Equity and justice are explicitly stated values of AFT-Oregon that we prioritize, and these brutal murders and attendant discrimination suffered by Black Americans are starkly opposed to these values.
AFT-Oregon Delegates Help Pass Progressive Measures at AFT Convention
At the virtual AFT Conference held in July, AFT-Oregon delegates helped pass a raft of ambitious resolutions taking on the health, economic and racial justice crises our country faces, and envisioning a better America now and as we build back after COVID-19.
Oregon State University Faculty Secure Historic First Contract
Faculty at Oregon State University have agreed to terms on a historic first union contract, at a time of unprece
COVID-19 Resources for Oregon
AFT-Oregon provides this portal to official websites for information about COVID-19 and how it affects our members and their families.
Finally—it’s President-elect Biden
Patience—counseled by former Vice President Joe Biden all election week as Americans waited for votes to be counted—finally paid off Nov. 7, four days after Election Day, when Biden won in Pennsylvania and gained enough Electoral College votes to acquire a new title: president-elect. AFT President Randi Weingarten says the union’s leaders and members “can’t wait to get started” on the work ahead “with an administration that will embrace and fight for the values we hold dear.”
The AFT calls for freedom to teach
AFT President Randi Weingarten today delivered a major address on the crisis hollowing out the teaching profession—massive disinvestment in public education and deprofessionalization. In her speech at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., she called for reinvestment and freedom to teach. It was followed by two panels featuring education leaders who laid out pragmatic solutions.
