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Sharing my take on what matters most as a teacher, unionist, president of the 1.8 million-member AFT and engaged American citizen.
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Randi’s Weekly Report: ‘When We Work Together, We Win’ (opens the original)
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As AFT President, I love when I have the chance to meet with our members to celebrate all we’ve won and continue the fight for a better life. This week, I joined our members in Alaska to fight for fair retirements, members in Oregon to work for safe staffing in hospitals, members at UPenn to celebrate how our collective action beat back hatred & privacy encroachment, and members in New York to discuss how we can keep children safe in the age of AI. Learn about that and more in this week’s update
AI safety must be the priority (opens the original)
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A poll released last week found that most people around the globe are increasingly pessimistic about the state of the world—and that was before the recent flurry of warnings that artificial intelligence is on a path to destroy humanity. Indeed, we’re in an era of massive disruption caused by wars, the deepening affordability crisis, assaults on democracy, and the seismic shifts that AI is triggering in virtually every aspect of society. Yet I am hopeful—perhaps, even, a “
Randi’s Weekly Report: ‘Our Members Are Making a Difference 24/7’ (opens the original)
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It's been a busy week for our union! Our members are making a difference 24/7—like with new contracts for Legacy Health workers and the Red Hawks Rising teacher pathway program I visited in NJ. Plus, we're keeping up our work on unregulated and unaccountable AI, rejecting Trump's federal voucher program, and keeping ICE away from the polls. Check out this week’s video.
Randi’s Weekly Report: ‘We Must Never Forget — and Safety Comes First’ (opens the original)
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In this week’s video, I reflect on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks—honoring those we lost, including 40 PEF members. We must continue to honor those we lost, and we must never forget the ways our nation came together amid so much fear and uncertainty. I also share important updates from our union’s work to guarantee AI safety and privacy in schools and a new initiative opening real pathways from school into careers for young people.
Celebrating our power this Labor Day (opens the original)
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