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Proudly dubbed the "most aggressive" group for Texas educators. Representing 66,000 K-12, higher education, and retired school employees. We're #Allin for Texas public schools, colleges, & universities ✊ Affiliated with AFT & the AFL-CIO.

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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · Dec 3

👋 Hello! Allow us to introduce ourselves.

Texas AFT is a union of 66,000 K-12, higher education, and retired school employees. We're affiliated with @aftunion.bsky.social & @texasaflcio.bsky.social.

And we've been dubbed the "most aggressive" group for Texas teachers & school staff. 🤠

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AFT TEACH @aftteach.bsky.social · 20h

This issue of #AmericanEducator features @rweingarten.bsky.social on why fascists fear teachers, @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social on defending democracy from authoritarianism, @oscarwestlund.bsky.social on combating disinformation, + union members’ stories on Trump admin cuts: aft.org/ae/fall2025 @aft.org

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Jennifer Smith Richards @jsmithrichards.bsky.social · 19h

Education Secretary Linda McMahon says she's leading the department's "final mission" to shut down. But @megomatz.bsky.social and I found it's more than that: Political appointees from ultraconservative groups are in power at ED now, and they hope to dismantle public schools.

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 19h

The Texas Tribune Festival returns Nov. 13–15 in downtown Austin! Join bold thinkers and doers for three days of conversations shaping the future of Texas and beyond.

Texas AFT is a proud sponsor of #TribFest25, presented by JPMorganChase.

🎫 Get your tickets: trib.it/tribfest2025...

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Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · 19h

THIS!! No one is coming to save us, we all have to stand up together!👇👇

Dan Greene @dmgreene.bsky.social · 19h

Sign. Join. Go to the meeting. The first instinct is to keep your head down, get the work done, hope someone louder or smarter or whatever helps. But that's the coordination problem of fascism: if you, yes you, ordinary person who's never done this before, do nothing then we all lose.

Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 19h

sign and share and join AAUP actionnetwork.org/petitions/tr...

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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 1d

So grateful to have this important discussion with President @rweingarten.bsky.social this weekend. Right here, deep in the heart of Texas 👏👏👏👏

AFT @aft.org · 3d

Howdy from Austin, TX! 🤠

AFT President @rweingarten.bsky.social is joining Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa to talk about Randi’s book, “Why Fascists Fear Teachers,” and to hold a Q&A with educators and readers in Austin.

Follow along in the thread below.

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Share My Lesson @sharemylesson.bsky.social · 6d

October = Bullying Prevention Month.
Bullying now extends beyond school walls into digital spaces.

📚 Our resource hub offers lesson plans, activities & PD to help create safe, inclusive environments for all students.

👉 Explore here: sharemylesson.com/collections/... @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social

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AFT @aft.org · 7d

Families and educators are navigating a storm of health misinformation.

@vinguptamd.bsky.social & drdemetre.bsky.social joined the Vital Lessons conversation last night to help cut through the noise with facts, not fear.

Watch it on demand here: sharemylesson.com/webinars/vac...

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 6d

The Trump admin is jeopardizing working families’ ability to pay their bills just to try to wreck the Affordable Care Act. Now, premiums will more than DOUBLE for millions of people.

Fund the government, fix the health care crisis and put workers first! act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...

Tell Congress: Stop the Trump shutdown and fix the looming health care crisis. Call Speaker Johnson: 844-896-5059 | AFL-CIO

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AFT PSRP Division @psrp-aft.bsky.social · 6d

Happy PSRP Week!

From the earliest moments of pre-K all the way to postgraduate school, PSRP's make an impact that reverberates through each student they interact with. Check out our @aft.org toolkit for ways to celebrate the PSRP's at your school. www.aft.org/sites/defaul...

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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 12d

Good news to your end your week ✊ Dr. Thomas Alter is set to be reinstated at Texas State University after an initial court victory.

Statement from @texasaaup.bsky.social President Dr. Brian Evans and Texas AFT President @zephcapo.bsky.social 👇

www.texasaft.org/membership/h...

Judge’s Order Clears Way for Fired Texas State University Professor’s Reinstatement

A Union of Professionals

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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 12d

🖐️ Raise your hand if you're in this picture.

New report from @epi.org shows that teacher pay is falling further and further behind other college graduates. It's beyond time to end the starving of public schools.

Read more: www.epi.org/publication/...

Economic Policy Institute: The Teacher Pay Penalty Reached a Record High in 2024.

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Share My Lesson @sharemylesson.bsky.social · 12d

From stereotype to authenticity: portrayals of autism in media are evolving. Representation matters—for visibility, empathy & inclusion. 🌍 Read this blog from Heidi Goger here: sharemylesson.com/blog/autism-... @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @texasaft.org @ctulocal1.bsky.social @uftnyc.bsky.social

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you to Community Change Action, MoveOn, NEA, MomsRising, and NDWA for this important Kids Belong in Classrooms conversation. The AFT’s resources on how to fight for our kids are available in multiple languages at aft.org/immigration

Immigration

Americans know that our strength has always been built on the simple notion that America is a place where many become one. The AFT, as the representative of those who teach and care for our next gener...

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 12d

Community colleges make college affordable and accessible to millions of students. It’s so important that we invest in these institutions so more students can pursue their dreams. #HigherEdBenefitsEveryone

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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 14d

👏👏 Important read from Pauline Turner Strong, president of @utaustinaaup.bsky.social.

www.expressnews.com/opinion/comm...

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AAUP chapter @UT Austin @utaustinaaup.bsky.social · 14d

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Please sign this petition in support of free speech for professors and K-12 teachers

Tell Greg Abbott: Hands Off Our Freedom of Speech, Support Texas Educators!

Greg Abbott is using the Office of the Governor against Texas educators in unprecedented ways, calling for the firing of professors, public school teachers, and staff for opinions shared on their pers...

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Share My Lesson @sharemylesson.bsky.social · 15d

REGISTER NOW for the #AFTBookClub with @rweingarten.bsky.social in the author seat. Her new book Why Fascists Fear Teachers shows why attacks on schools, libraries & unions are really attacks on democracy itself sharemylesson.com/webinars/aft... @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social

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Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · 15d

A&M AAUP Chapter Interim President Dr. Leonard Bright spoke out yesterday at the TAMU rally for academic freedom! Students and faculty protested the firing of a faculty member for teaching about gender and the forced resignation of Pres. Welsh. 👏👏

www.kbtx.com/2025/09/22/t...

Texas A&M students hold protest in defense of academic freedom

Texas Aggie Democrats host academic protest.

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Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · 16d

🗣️Texas AAUP-AFT on new policies at Angelo State University:

“If administrators at ASU or elsewhere want to avoid liability, then now is the time to honor their responsibilities… by standing firm against this governmental overreach by state lawmakers.”

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Educators Denounce Latest Attack on Academic Freedom, Freedom of Speech – this time at Angelo State University

A Union of Professionals

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AFT TEACH @aftteach.bsky.social · 16d

“Mandatory reporting? Nobody wins.”
The @aft.org is recommitting to mandated support—shifting focus to prevention, compassion & family care in addressing child maltreatment.
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/mandated-sup... @sharemylesson.bsky.social @aftwa.bsky.social @aftpa.bsky.social @texasaft.org

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Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · 26d

📢📢 Petition to Reinstate Dr. Tom Alter, Defend Free Speech at All Universities!

Sign here:

actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...

Reinstate Dr. Tom Alter | Defend Free Speech at All Universities

Whether a professor, staff member, student, or community member, we all have the right to our own beliefs, ideas, and values and the right to speak about them openly as private citizens.

actionnetwork.org

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Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · 25d

A must-read essay from Joan Scott: “We are again confronting a massive attack on the very foundations of democratic education and, this time around, the stakes feel even higher. In the 1950s, the targets were individual teachers…and their left-wing unions. Now the target is the system itself.” ⬇️

A General Air of Anxiety - Boston Review

The Red Scare targeted my father. He taught me the meaning of resistance.

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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 25d

"What started with lawmakers weaponizing their platforms against civil servants has morphed into a statewide directive to hunt down and fire educators for opinions shared on their personal social media accounts."
- @zephcapo.bsky.social

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Texas AFT condemns political witch hunt against Texas educators

A Union of Professionals

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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 25d

On Wednesday, our leadership wrote to TASA and TASB urging the organizations to respect the @unitehere.org Local 23 strike in Houston. Solidarity forever ✊

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A message of solidarity to TASA and TASB: "We are moved to think about how the children of these workers will have brighter futures if their parents win their fight for better lives today. We are inspired by the courage and righteousness of the Hilton workers' stroke, and we adopt their picket line as our own. As such, we join them in their request that you cancel all business at the Hilton during the strike."

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Texas AFL-CIO @texasaflcio.org · 27d

JUST ANNOUNCED: Austin is the next stop on our statewide listening tour!

Are you a union member? We want to hear from you! RSVP for our Austin Labor Town Hall on Monday, 9/29 at bit.ly/atxlabor

𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺.

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