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Plymouth Meeting, PA– Arthur Steinberg, President of AFT Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on behalf of the more than 36,000 members of the Commonwealth’s statewide affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers on Tuesday following Governor Shapiro’s inaugural budget address:

“Throughout Governor Shapiro’s inaugural budget address, he made his priorities clear: he hopes to help all Pennsylvanians get ahead and stay ahead, from children in pre-K to seniors living on a fixed income. It is a forward-looking proposal with several encouraging facets.

“First, it is heartening to see that

Remarks at Solar for Schools Press Conference as prepared – Thursday, March 8, 2023

Good morning. I’m Arthur Steinberg, President of AFT Pennsylvania which represents 36,000 teachers, paraprofessionals, school staff, higher education faculty and staff, and state workers across 64 local unions.

I am proud to be here this morning with my friends from the Pennsylvania Building Trades and Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, Rob Bair and Angela Ferritto to support Representative Elizabeth Fiedler’s Solar for Schools bill. I also want to recognize additional representatives from labor, TJ Lepera from IBEW Local 98

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AFT PENNSYLVANIA STATEMENT ON HISTORIC LEGAL VICTORY FOR PENNSYLVANIA STUDENTS

Plymouth Meeting, PA– Following a Commonwealth Court ruling on Tuesday that found Pennsylvania’s public school funding system unconstitutional, Arthur Steinberg, President of AFT Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on behalf of the more than 36,000 educators, paraprofessionals, school staff, higher education faculty, and state workers represented by AFT Pennsylvania.

“Today is an historic victory for Pennsylvania’s students, families

AFT PENNSYLVANIA STATEMENT ON TUGSA STRIKE

Plymouth Meeting, PA– Arthur Steinberg, President of AFT Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on behalf of the more than 36,000 educators, paraprofessionals, school staff, higher education faculty, and state workers represented by AFT Pennsylvania.

“Temple University was founded especially to accommodate the schedules of working people in a city renowned for its blue collar identity. Today’s Temple University administration has turned its back on those Philadelphia

Arthur Steinberg

October 31, 2022 Mastriano Education Press Conference Remarks as prepared:

Good morning. I’m Arthur Steinberg, President of AFT Pennsylvania, the state federation which represents 36,000 educators, paraprofessionals, public and private sector employees in 64 locals across Pennsylvania and Delaware, including the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers.

And Happy Halloween. I’m not big on jokes, but to be talking about Doug Mastriano on Halloween is extra spooky.

First off, Doug Mastriano is a disgrace.

He lacks the character to lead our commonwealth and he would only take us

Good afternoon! I’m Arthur Steinberg, President of AFT Pennsylvania, the state federation which represents 36,000 educators, paraprofessionals, public and private sector employees in 64 locals across Pennsylvania and Delaware, including PFT Local 3.

I am encouraged to see so many of you here on a Thursday evening, while we are still at the beginning of the school year, and I am sure you all had full days in school and family obligations on top of that. But with student loan debt a major topic in today’s news, and the deadline for Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness coming up

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AFT PENNSYLVANIA STATEMENT ON MEHMET OZ PROPERTY TAX SCHEME

Plymouth Meeting, PA— On behalf of its 36,000 members and 64 locals, Arthur G. Steinberg, President of AFT Pennsylvania on Thursday issued a statement in response to reporting by the Philadelphia Inquirer that Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mehmet Oz exploits a controversial property tax break meant for sustaining farms.

“By taking advantage of a tax break on his $3.1M manor that is meant for farmers, not New Jersey TV celebrity quacks, Mehmet Oz is taking money that would

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AFT Pennsylvania Responds To Supreme Court Decision In Dobbs v. Jackson

Plymouth Meeting, PA— On behalf of its 36,000 members and 64 locals, Arthur G. Steinberg, President of AFT Pennsylvania on Wednesday issued a statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson.

“In a startling continuation of leading the United States to a state of full authoritarianism, the ill-gotten majority on the U.S. Supreme Court has once again visited violence on the majority of our citizens. Access to reproductive health services