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A Message From The President of AFTPA: AFTPA has the privilege of representing 76 locals and more than 36,000 members across the state, including educators and school-related personnel, higher education faculty and staff, and state employees. As we head into the general election, AFT Pennsylvania has the opportunity to help ensure that pro-public education, pro-worker candidates are elected to represent us in the halls of Harrisburg and Congress alike. By harnessing the power of our union and working together with our labor siblings, we can ensure that our public schools are fully funded, educators have the resources they need, our Read More

AFT Pennsylvania represents more than 36,000 members in 76 local affiliates throughout the Commonwealth, including teachers and school-related personnel, higher education faculty and staff, and state employees. Find us on Facebook , Bluesky , Instagram , and sign up for our newsletter here . Read More

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As the Trump administration continues to attack higher education—cutting research grants, targeting free speech and restricting classroom materials—the AFT and the American Association of University Professors have unveiled a powerful new blueprint to restore and preserve higher education, just in time for the 2026 midterms. Read More

It is clear that higher education is under attack. The Trump administration has frozen funding for science, from cancer research to reproductive care; has hamstrung student financial aid programs; has stripped colleges and universities of diversity, equity and inclusion programming; has strangled affirmative action designed to expand access to college; and is demanding that some institutions sign a “compact” that forces them to adopt Trump’s ideology in exchange for federal funding. Read More

Click below to view or download the 2026 AFTPA Welcome Booklet. Read More

HARRISBURG – Today, both chambers of the Pennsylvania legislature passed a $50.85 billion state budget deal, and it was signed by Governor Josh Shapiro. The total amount is down from the $53.2 billion that Governor Shapiro offered at his Budget Speech in February and the closely-aligned $53.3 billion that the PA House passed this spring. This is the fifth year in a row the state budget has been passed late. Read More

ALLENTOWN (Thursday, June 11, 2026) – This Saturday, AFT Pennsylvania, AFT national, and the Allentown Federation of Paraprofessionals (AFP) #1716 will be hosting a special event celebrating the start of summer and providing free resources – including 4,000 free children’s books – for students and the community in Allentown. The event, which is being hosted as part of AFT’s Reading Opens the World campaign, is in partnership with AFT’s Paraprofessional and School-Related Personnel division, the Allentown School District, State Representative Ana Tiburcio, the Pennsylvania Legislative Latino Caucus, UNIDOS, UNIDOS US Action Fund, Mega 101.7 Allentown, and Counseling Solutions of Lehigh Read More

PENNSYLVANIA – Yesterday, Bob Harvie won the Democratic Primary for Congress in Pennsylvania’s First Congressional District. Harvie will now face Republican Brian Fitzpatrick in the General Election. The AFT Pennsylvania Executive Council endorsed Bob Harvie in April. Read More

AFT nurses and healthcare professionals from across the country gathered in Detroit April 13-15. They came carrying the weight of understaffing, growing patient demand and a healthcare system under attack but left with something stronger: a shared sense of purpose and concrete plans to act. The “Together We Care” 2026 professional issues conference wasn’t about passive listening. It was a rehearsal for what comes next. Read More