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    AFT’s Weingarten on the Death of St. Tammany Leader Elsie Burkhalter

  • 12/10/2016

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  • 12/08/2016

    AFT’s Weingarten on the Nomination of Andrew Puzder for Secretary of Labor

  • 12/08/2016

    Long Island University Mediation Terminated Amid Administration Failings

  • 12/07/2016

    AFT’s Weingarten on Passage of the 21st Century Cures Act

  • 12/07/2016

    AFT’s Share My Lesson Exceeds 1 Million Users Nationwide

  • 12/06/2016

    Northwestern University Grad Workers Affiliate with AFT, Joining Union Peers Across the Country

  • 12/06/2016

    AFT on PISA 2015 International Survey Results

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