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Tackling America's Affordability Crisis
Working people are being squeezed from every direction and finding it harder and harder to afford the basics. In this episode of Union Talk,...
Unpacking the Harvard Youth Poll with Gen Z
On this episode of Union Talk, AFT President Randi Weingarten unpacks the results of the latest Harvard Youth Poll with Harvard Kennedy Scho...
A Transformational Approach to Public Education in Rural America
Take a trip to a rural corner of southeast Ohio, where New Lexington schools are unlocking real opportunity for students and offering a blue...
Taking on Trump on Student Debt—and Winning
For months, the Trump administration has illegally blocked people from accessing student debt relief they are entitled to. The AFT took Pres...
Healthcare Under Attack. Nurses Share the Impacts of Trump's Government Shutdown
AFT President Randi Weingarten is joined by three nurses to take us to the frontlines of the Trump and congressional Republican government s...
A Back-to-School Season Like No Other
AFT President Randi Weingarten talks to educators about their aspirations and anxieties as they enter a new school year. This is a back-to-s...
The Big Betrayal
AFT President Randi Weingarten unpacks the dangers for working people in the big, ugly bill being pushed through Congress by President Donal...
World Pride
AFT President Randi Weingarten sits down with Los Angeles educator and United Teachers Los Angeles member Skye Tooley, as well as student ac...
Higher Education Under Attack
President Trump has declared war on America's colleges and universities. The administration has launched investigations into dozens of colle...
Economic Opportunity or Destruction?
We're talking economics on this episode of Union Talk, but you won't need a Ph.D. to join the conversation. This episode focuses on how the...
Wrecking Ball: Teachers on the Devastating Impact Trump's Education Cuts Will Have on Kids
Direct from the classroom, four teachers join AFT President Randi Weingarten to talk about the devasting impact that President Trump's and E...
On Strike: Oregon Healthcare Professionals Stand Up for Better Care Conditions
5,000 nurses, physicians and other medical professionals are on strike in Oregon, the largest healthcare strike in the state's history. Afte...
Union Talk: Finding Common Ground
AFT President Randi Weingarten sits down with two union members — one who voted for Harris and one who voted for Trump – to discuss not only...
The Power and Future of Unions with Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su
AFT President Randi Weingarten goes one-on-one with Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su to discuss the transformative power of labor, the rec...
2024 Election Ground Game
AFT President Randi Weingarten invites election canvassers and organizers to discuss the importance of talking face-to-face to get out the v...
The Very Real Dangers of Trump's Project 2025
AFT President Randi Weingarten sits down with Joe Radosevich, vice president of campaigns and outreach at the Center for American Progress,...
Keep Marching, Progress is Possible
Join the AFT Votes campaign during the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference for a political town hall and special live r...
Behind the Scenes of the DNC with Minyon Moore
AFT President Randi Weingarten sits down with Minyon Moore, the chair of the Democratic National Convention, to get the inside story of this...
Keeping Teachers Ahead of the AI Curve
AFT President Randi Weingarten is joined by Jeff Freitas, president of the California Federation of Teachers, and Melissa Cropper, president...