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PSD United off to a great start with unanimous YES vote on first contract
(December 19, 2016) Teachers and staff at the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf in Philadelphia ratified their first union contract unanimously Thursday after more than a year of negotiations.
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AFTPA Joins Coalition of School Districts, Parents, Educators, and Advocates Sue Trump-Vance Administration for Unlawfully Blocking Billions in Funding
RHODE ISLAND (July 21, 2025) — A coalition of school districts, parents, teachers’ unions, and nonprofit organizations represented by Democracy Forward, Jacobson Lawyers Group, and Deluca, Weizenbaum, Barry, and Revins filed a lawsuit today against the Trump-Vance administration for unlawfully withholding nearly $6 billion in education funding that Congress directed to support students for the 2025–2026 school year. A motion for immediate relief via a preliminary injunction will follow this week.
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AFTPA MEMBERS RALLY COMMUNITIES AGAINST FEDERAL EDUCATION CUTS AS PART OF NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION
DELAWARE COUNTY (March 4, 2025) – Members of the American Federation of Teachers in communities stretching from Philadelphia to Allegheny counties took part in a national day of action to inform and activate members of the public about looming federal education cuts that would hurt Pennsylvania students. Nearly 90% of K-12 students in Pennsylvania are enrolled in public schools, many of which benefit from funding and programmatic support from the U.S. Department of Education.
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Wendy G. Coleman Elected To Lead AFT Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA – On Sunday, AFT Pennsylvania elected Wendy G. Coleman president of the statewide teachers union at the conclusion of their Biennial convention. Coleman is the first Black person elected to lead the union. Coleman and her slate of officers from across the state, representing educators and support staff from early childhood education through higher education as well as state professional employees, were elected to two-year terms.
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Education Champion Awards
Our tradition every year is to honor the outstanding work of local union leaders, educators, paraprofessionals, and school staff with awards recognizing their excellence. In 2023, we hosted our first-ever AFT Pennsylvania Education Champions Awards Celebration, and the 2025 awards were presented on Saturday, July 12, 2025. Read more about the awards here.
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Members Write the Rules: A Constitutional Resolution Training
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AFTPA Eastern Office - 3031 Walton Road
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Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
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2023 AFT Pennsylvania Education Champion Awards
Our tradition every year is to honor the outstanding work of local union leaders, educators, paraprofessionals, and school staff with awards recognizing their excellence. In 2023, we hosted our first-ever AFT Pennsylvania Education Champions Awards Celebration.
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AFT Pennsylvania Biennial Convention 2023 – Nominations & Elections Report
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ICYMI: AFTPA, PFT Local 400 Join Gun Safety Advocates for Vigil
On Tuesday, along with the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers and March for Our Lives, we held a vigil in front of Senator Pat Toomey's office to demand commonsense action on gun safety policies. Below is a round up of the coverage we received. Special thanks to AFT PA Executive Vice President Nina Esposito-Visgitis, March for Our Lives Co-Founder David Hogg, Allegheny/Fayette Labor Council Chaplain Reverend Torrey Johnson, and PFT400 VP for Middle Schools, Robert Mitchell for assembling our group and speaking so powerfully.
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2024 GENERAL ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS
American Federation of Teachers, Pennsylvania (AFT Pennsylvania)’s 41-member Executive Council on Tuesday released its list of endorsed candidates for federal, statewide, and legislative offices across the Commonwealth. AFT Pennsylvania represents 36,000 educators, paraprofessionals, school staff, nurses, charter school employees, community college faculty, and state employees across 64 locals in Pennsylvania and Delaware.
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PFT, AFTPA MEMBERS FIRED UP FOR KAMALA HARRIS-TIM WALZ TICKET
Following is a statement from Arthur Steinberg, president of the American Federation of Teachers Pennsylvania (AFTPA) and the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT), on Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris' selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her vice presidential running mate:
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