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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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, August 11, 2022

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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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, June 24, 2022

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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

Plymouth Meeting, PA, February 8, 2022—On behalf of its 36,000 members and 64 locals, AFT Pennsylvania President Arthur G. Steinberg on Tuesday released a statement on Governor Wolf’s proposed 2022-2023 budget:

“Once again, Governor Wolf has shown that he is serious about fully and fairly funding public education in Pennsylvania, and we applaud his proposals for his final year in office. Substantial increases in funding are needed for basic and higher education in our commonwealth, and the Governor’s budget makes huge investments toward those goals.

“With potentially once-in-a-lifetime funding

Harrisburg, PA, November 19, 2021— On behalf of its 36,000 members and 64 locals, AFT Pennsylvania President Arthur G. Steinberg, on Saturday, issued the following statement after the U.S. House passed the Build Back Better Act.

“Thanks to President Biden and the Democratic Majority in the U.S. House, we are one step closer to making the biggest investment ever in our nation’s future. While the ways the Build Back Better Act will improve the lives of educators, students, and families are numerous, we are particularly proud of the increased access to affordable childcare, universal high-quality

AFT Pennsylvania President Arthur Steinberg Remarks at Fair Funding Rally as prepared – Friday, November 12, 2021

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

Our union represents educators from Pittsburgh to Pottstown, Allentown to Washington County, Westmoreland County to Bucks County and Scranton. While these districts vary in size, socio-economic, racial, ethnic, and geography, they are tied together by one common thread: they are perpetually underfunded by the

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, April 20, 2021

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AFT PENNSYLVANIA STATEMENT ON ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD

Plymouth Meeting, PA, April 20, 2021—On behalf of its 36,000 members and 61 locals, AFT Pennsylvania President Arthur G. Steinberg on Tuesday released the following statement on the guilty verdict handed down on former police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd:

“George Floyd should be alive today. Today’s guilty verdicts in the murder of George Floyd provide a glimmer of hope that our criminal justice system can work, it can hold those