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Hello, Houston! AFT Secretary-Treasurer Fed Ingram will be at the #NoKings rally at the Houston City Hall this Saturday, June 14. Join us for a peaceful day of action as we stand up for democracy, public services and our communities. Find an event near you: go.aft.org/nokings

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Find a No Kings rally near you. Keep it peaceful! ☮️ go.aft.org/nokings

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Join activists in 1 of more than 24 locations across CT to protect #PublicEd, defend #HigherEd, shield public srvs, assure healthcare access: aftct.org/event/no-kin... #NoKings @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @psrp-aft.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.bsky.social

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Yet another example of Trump's Big Ugly Bill cutting access to higher education and leaving us worse off. We need doctors and healthcare professionals - but this bill makes it tougher for students to enter those fields. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...

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Don't miss @rweingarten.bsky.social tomorrow night. Details below 🔽

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TONIGHT! Details below 🔽

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Join us—find a “No Kings” event near you: go.aft.org/nokings @indivisible.org

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Trump's Big Ugly Bill threatens healthcare from every direction, including cutting off the pipeline of future doctors by capping student loans at approximately half the cost of med school. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...

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TOMORROW! Join AFT President Randi Weingarten for a special town hall on Tuesday, June 10, at 6pm ET to prepare for No Kings Day on June 14. Together, we’ll get ready to organize, mobilize, and fight back. www.mobilize.us/aft/event/79... @aaup.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @aft.org

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UPDATE: David Huerta has been released from the hospital but remains in custody. His words: "We all collectively have to object to this madness because this is not justice. This is injustice." Free David Huerta. Free them ALL.

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This illegal, heavy-handed, and unnecessary crackdown on peaceful protesters is a trumped-up excuse to manufacture a spectacle and stoke further tensions. www.aft.org/press-releas...

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A Real Solutions for Higher Education win!! Congrats to @csuaaup.bsky.social for standing up for students -- fighting to make quality education in Connecticut a path to good jobs, not lifelong debt. Onward! 💪

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Mark your calendars! 📅 We're joining @thesbpc.bsky.social for an organizing call on Thursday, 6/5 @ 7 PM ET. We'll be discussing the House's reconciliation bill, which gives $4.5 TRILLION in tax cuts to billionaires but makes college more expensive. Register 👇

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Join us for an emergency organizing call on Thursday, June 5, 2025 @ 7 PM EST to learn about how the House-passed reconciliation bill to deliver $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to billionaires will make college more expensive and force millions of working families with student debt further into the red.

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Our country was founded on the idea of democracy, not autocracy; the president’s rule is not absolute. This June 14, we’re joining with activists across the country to send a clear message: No thrones. No crowns. No kings. Just us—the people. Spread the word and find a “No Kings” event near you.

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NEW RESOURCE: The Big Ugly Betrayal Bill Congress is considering right now threatens access to higher ed in every state. To learn more about the impact of these cuts on students & colleges in your state, click below and find your state in the blue box on the right. www.aft.org/featured-res...

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Community colleges & K-12 schools also rely on NSF grants for workforce development and career & tech ed. Cuts to NSF grants not only harm research universities, they threaten the entire STEM education pipeline, severely limiting opportunity for all students. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

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AFT Secretary-Treasurer Fedrick C. Ingram raises concerns about the recent presidential appointment at FAMU, highlighting the need for leadership that upholds the university's mission and values. Read his op-ed:

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👏Of course our own AFT Program and Policy Council co-chair, Roberta Elins, is a 2025 NY Trailblazer in Higher Education!! Congratulations and thank you for fighting for higher education alongside of us every day. 💪 @robertaelins.bsky.social www.cityandstateny.com/power-lists/...

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The assault on higher education continues. With the potential to keep international students who aren't aligned with this administration's ideology out of our colleges and universities, we've unlocked a new level in the authoritarian regime.

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On June 14, we’re coming together to send a clear message: No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. Join us—find a #NoKings event near you: go.aft.org/nokings

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"Like Trump’s attacks on Harvard and Columbia universities, DeSantis’ maneuvering with FAMU is part of the same play: defund and re-engineer education in order to undermine the significance of higher education in American life and eliminate voices of dissent." www.aft.org/press-releas...

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The bill is a direct attack on working people and the essential services Americans rely on. It guts Medicare, Medicaid and public education. It takes food out of Americans' mouths. And for what? To pay for tax cuts for billionaires. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

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"The appointment of Marva Johnson as the president of FAMU––Florida’s flagship HBCU––is not only an insult to the presidential selection process and those working hard in the education profession; it’s a blatant power move straight from the Project 2025 playbook." Read: www.aft.org/press-releas...

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And without Medicaid, many rural hospitals will close. We owe it to rural communities to reject Medicaid cuts. #AmericansNeedMedicaid

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14 million Americans will lose health coverage if the GOP passes this bill. This puts our students and their families at risk. #AmericansNeedMedicaid

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You don’t make America great by setting fire to our safety net. You don’t make ed funding a piggy bank to enrich its wealthiest citizens. You don’t ignore pleas for assistance from communities ravaged wildfires, tornadoes or floods. And you don’t cut Medicare by $500B bsky.app/profile/bren...

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🚨 “This is what Republicans do—pay for massive tax breaks for billionaires by going after programs families rely on the most: Medicaid, food assistance, and now Medicare. It’s reckless, dishonest, and deeply harmful to the middle class.”

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🛑 Democracy is under siege, but we’ve stopped authoritarianism before & we can do it again. Join @rweingarten.bsky.social and strategists tomorrow to talk resistance, coalition-building, and how everyday people can turn the tide. 🗓️ May 20 | 8PM ET 🔗 Register: sharemylesson.com/webinars/how...

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🦋 New poster “You Are Welcome Here” boldly supports immigrant & refugee students 💪🏽 Perfect for schools & communities—plus resources from @aft.org, Colorin Colorado & SML! 📥 Download in English & Spanish: sharemylesson.com/teaching-res... @aftteach.bsky.social

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Have questions about your student debt? We're hosting a virtual student debt clinic TONIGHT at 7 p.m. EST to help our members navigate their debt. Register here to learn about Public Service Loan Forgiveness, income-driven repayment plans, how the latest news is affecting these programs & more!

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Often, one of the first institutions that is attacked In authoritarian regimes is higher education. "Opposition comes with a price...universities and other civic institutions may lose essential funding or tax-exempt status." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...

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Thanks to @sanders.senate.gov and the HELP Committee minority staff for documenting some of the many ways the Trump administration is harming science: defunding research, silencing scientists, sowing chaos, and spreading misinformation. www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releas...

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Unions run on solidarity. We know how to organize, and we know that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Unions are crucial to the resistance. www.aft.org/news/mass-mo...

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The Republican bill is all about tax cuts for the rich. Families who rely on Medicaid and SNAP will suffer. Attacking healthcare and public education will not make America great; far from it. actionnetwork.org/letters/reco...

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WATCH & SHARE: In an interview with Alicia Menendez on MSNBC, @rweingarten.bsky.social and @vinguptamd.bsky.social discussed the importance of Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act in providing care for millions of Americans and providing funding for hospitals across the country.

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Nearly 1 in 4 college students report experiencing food insecurity. "With this move, the House threatens long-term damage by undermining low-income students’ ability to complete a degree or credential, making economic mobility harder to achieve."

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1/2 Yesterday, the House Committee on Agriculture proposed nearly $230 billion in cuts by slashing funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), while the House Energy & Commerce Committee released its proposal late Sunday night to cut Medicaid by hundreds of billions of dollars.

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New from @americanprogress.bsky.social‬ | Under the House Reconciliation proposal about 1.4 million, or 20%, of Pell Grant recipients would lose their Pell Grant funding entirely due to the limitation on awards for less than half-time enrollment. Read more 👇

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Starting now: @afthighered.bsky.social members and leaders are closing out the semester with a special webinar—reflecting on this year’s fights, wins, and what’s next. See how our members are defending higher ed in 2025 ➡️ www.aft.org/featured-res...

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Great reporting on all the ways AFT is fighting for international students and scholars. "We all have to draw a line together—as the old labor movement slogan says: an injury to one is an injury to all.” www.aft.org/news/immigra...

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We were at the downtown DC Social Security office yesterday to deliver a letter from @warren.senate.gov and @democrats.senate.gov. The letter demands that Trump's newly confirmed Social Security head stop the DOGE destruction and keep field offices open!

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The AFT and the @thesbpc.bsky.social are calling for federal investigations into potential mismanagement and corruption at the Department of Education and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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AFT members were at hundreds of #MayDay2025 rallies across the country today. I spoke in Los Angeles where I made our stance clear; schools must be safe zones so all students can get the education they deserve.

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Happy #MayDay and #LaborHistoryMonth from AFT! As we reflect on the struggles and triumphs of our movement's past, let's continue to stand together and work for a better future for all. ✊

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We are a nation of immigrants who came to this country for a better life. That’s why this #MayDay, we’re standing up to attacks on our diversity and standing up for workers. www.axios.com/2025/04/29/m...

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Probably one of the worst ways to kick off #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth.

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When we tear families apart, we tear at the fabric of our communities. Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s story reveals the cruelty of this administration’s immigration policies.

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