American Federation of Teachers (AFT)

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The American Federation of Teachers was founded in 1916 to represent the economic, social and professional interests of classroom teachers. Five divisions within the organization represent the broad spectrum of AFT's membership: teachers; paraprofessionals and school-related personnel; local, state and federal employees; higher education faculty and staff; and nurses and other healthcare professionals. In addition, the union includes more than 170,000 retiree members. Many well-known Americans have been AFT members, including John Dewey, Albert Einstein, Hubert Humphrey, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt, Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel, former Senate Majority Leader and Ambassador to Japan Mike Mansfield, and former United Nations Under Secretary and Nobel Peace Prize winner Ralph Bunche.

The AFT quick link returns all content that has been tagged AFT, which currently contains collection abstracts, audio files, selected speeches and images. Please note the pager at the bottom of this page. Your main contact at the Reuther is Dan Golodner - American Federation of Teachers Archivist (AFT).

For additional information about AFT please visit the American Federation of Teachers Web site.

NPR Options in Education, “The Great Debate”Speeches
NYSUT Representative Assembly 1993Speeches
Office of the United States Trade RepresentativeSpeeches
On Dan Sanders and Paraprofessional and School-Related Personnel (PSRP)Speeches
On the Edge of Darkness – Kathy Cronkite interviewSpeeches
Only ConnectSpeeches
Organized Labor and the School CrisisSpeeches
Organizing MediaSpeeches
Our Schools in the Light of Today's Challenges and TensionsSpeeches
Pacific North West Regional ConferenceSpeeches
Panorama: “Create a New Department of Education?”Speeches
Paraprofessional Related Personnel ConferenceSpeeches
Pennsylvania House of RepresentativesSpeeches
Point of View: “Incentives and Reforms: The Views and Insights of Albert Shanker”Speeches
Policy Choices and ConsequencesSpeeches
Primary and Secondary EducationSpeeches
Proceedings of the Conferences on Educational Accountability: “Possible Effects on Instructional Programs”Speeches
Proposed Rules on "Nondiscrimination Under Programs Receiving Federal Financial Assistance through the Education Department"Speeches
Public Education: The Squeeze is OnSpeeches
Public Employee FederationSpeeches
Quality Education Standards in Teaching (QuEST) AddressSpeeches
Quality Education Standards in Teaching (QuEST) AddressSpeeches
Quality Education Standards in Teaching (QuEST) ConferenceSpeeches
Quality Education Standards in Teaching (QuEST): Educational Issues Conference AddressSpeeches
Quality Education Standards in Teaching (QuEST): “Asking the Right Questions”Speeches
Quality Education Standards in Teaching (QuEST): “Rebuilding Public Education: America's Foundation for the 21st Century”Speeches
Quality Education Standards in Teaching (QuEST): “Serving Students' Interests: The Real Choices”Speeches
Quotas and Affirmative ActionSpeeches
Rally for JobsSpeeches
Reducing Poverty in AmericaSpeeches
Reducing Poverty in AmericaSpeeches
Regional Conferences AddressSpeeches
Remarks at the JFK School of Government, Harvard University Institute on Labor-Management Cooperation in School DistrictsSpeeches
Remarks at the Lech Walesa Dinner, International Rescue CommitteeSpeeches
Remarks at the Math/Science Education Action ConferenceSpeeches
Remarks of Charles CogenSpeeches
Remarks to the Century Foundation ConferenceSpeeches
Reply to the Allan Stang Report Speeches
Restructuring American EducationSpeeches
Rochester Teacher Association Leadership ConferenceSpeeches
Rutgers Labor CenterSpeeches
S. 1675 and Other Measures Relating to Federal Teacher TrainingSpeeches
Saving Our Public Schools; Steps Toward ReformSpeeches
School Safety Conference AddressSpeeches
School/College Collaboration: Teaching At-Risk YouthSpeeches
Scripts for "Education Watch" on Radio America Speeches
Senate Labor CommitteeSpeeches
Setting Grade Level Acheivement Goals on NAEP ExamsSpeeches
Shanker Debates DoarSpeeches
Sharing Our Future; Teacher Preparation As Seen By Practicing TeachersSpeeches