AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS Jackson Federation of Teachers, Paraprofessionals, &School-Related PersonnelAFT Local #4402Empowering Teachers. Transforming Schools.Quick LinksI would like to join the union.I need my union membership number.I need help registering for this website.I'm looking for professional development.I'm looking for help / info on FMLA.I'm looking for JFT Training.I'm looking for the Retiree page.I need to report a problem. The Union is only as strong as its members, How strong are you? Weingarten launches new campaign: ‘Real Solutions for Kids and Communities’ The AFT has always been a solutions-driven union, and our new campaign, launched during TEACH on July 21, proves it once again with a fresh, practical approach to strengthening public education. As AFT President Randi Weingarten pointed out during her keynote speech, the $5 million, yearlong campaign, “Real Solutions for Kids and Communities,” stands up against attacks on public schools and offers real-world solutions to build up, rather than break down, our communities. MORE What unions do In AFT President Randi Weingarten’s latest New York Times column, she describes what it is exactly that unions do. Though unions are the most popular they have been in decades, anti-union sentiment still thrives in red states and across the nation. “Several years ago, The Atlantic ran a story whose headline made even me, a labor leader, scratch my head: ‘Union Membership: Very Sexy,’” Weingarten writes in the column. “The gist was that higher wages, health benefits and job security—all associated with union membership—boost one’s chances of getting married. Belonging to a union doesn’t actually guarantee happily ever after, but it does help working people have a better life in the here and now.” Click through to read the full column.