Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸

Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸

@rweingarten.bsky.social

AFT President. Teacher. Unionist. Fighting for a better life for children, families & communities through educ & eco opportunity, fairness & freedom & democracy Wife of Sharon Kleinbaum.

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸
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6 in 10 families in America’s most competitive House districts don’t earn enough to cover the basics: housing, food, child care, and gas. This is real life, and no matter how Trump & the GOP spin it, people need real help. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

washingtonpost.comThis is one of the biggest warning signs for Republicans in the midtermsCosts outpaced wages in more GOP-held battlegrounds, a Post analysis shows, and prolonged economic hardship is influencing voters.
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Families don’t need campaign-season promises that may likely never come. They need lower costs for gas, groceries, housing and their education year-round. www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

bloomberg.comAffordability Is Splintering the Voter Coalition Trump Built With Midterms at StakeHigh cost of living. Trade policies. The Iran war. Many voters who helped elect Trump are finding he’s failed to deliver on his campaign promises.
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Our Alaska public employee members have been fighting for years to restore defined benefit pensions and give workers the retirement security they deserve. Alaskans deserve leaders like Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins for Gov who have made retirement fairness a priority. publicpensions.org/alaskas-pens...

publicpensions.orgAlaska’s Pension Fighters Persevere“I do not have a pension to fall back on. It’s one of the reasons why people either have to hang on for extra periods of time, or why they leave state service.” Vicky O’Brien, APEA/AFT Member With jus...
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A first home. Kids. A family. Borrowers are putting these on hold to deal with astronomical student loan payment increases due to Trump killing the SAVE plan. They’ve done everything right and are now scraping to get by. What kind of American dream is that? www.businessinsider.com/student-loan...

businessinsider.com'The amount shocked me': Student-loan borrowers are pushing off key milestones to afford higher paymentsFrom cutting back on groceries to delaying starting a family, student-loan borrowers describe the changes they're making to afford higher payments.
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Join me and @anandwrites.bsky.social for the next AFT Book Club on 11/8 where we'll discuss Anand's new book exploring the themes of public safety, mental health, responding to people in crisis, and—most importantly—what belonging means in America. sharemylesson.com/webinars/aft...

sharemylesson.comAFT Book Club: A Conversation with Anand GiridharadasWhat can the death of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway tell us about public safety, mental health and belonging in America? Join AFT President Randi Weingarten for a conversation with journalist...
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President Trump is abusing federal power by having the DOJ meddle in Alaska’s elections. Mary Peltola is winning because she is speaking to working families. Her opponent has shown that he cares more about Trump’s approval than his constituents’ needs. bsky.app/profile/aft....

AFT@aft.org

Mary Peltola @marypeltola.com and Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins are running to serve the people of Alaska, not corrupt billionaires who want to buy political power. The candidates recently joined our town hall to discuss the affordability challenges facing Alaskans. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNd9...

youtube.comAFT Alaska Candidate Townhall: Uniting for a Stronger FutureYouTube video by AFT
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I've known @abdulelsayed.bsky.social for years & I know his commitment to fighting for working people, justice & making life more affordable. As I said at last week's rally, I know that if Michiganders vote their aspirations, not their fears, Abdul will be in the Senate! bsky.app/profile/aft....

AFT@aft.org

We Won't Back Down: Wayne State Rallies for Abdul El-Sayed Faculty, students & union members packed Wayne State University for a rally to elect @abdulelsayed.bsky.social to the U.S. Senate, organized by the Wayne Academic Union. #AFTvotes @aaup.org @rweingarten.bsky.social @proftwolf.bsky.social

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Dan Benbow
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Donald Trump was rated dead last—#45—in a 2024 survey of 154 presidential scholars. His second term will not help. #BlueWaveIn7Days

Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸
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Working families deserve a pathway to the American Dream -it starts with affording gas and groceries, putting money away for emergencies and retirement, and having some left over. We need candidates who will fight for us like David Jolly, Gwen Graham, Angie Nixon & Darren Soto in Florida.

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We must turn out to vote. But we can do more than just vote ourselves. As a labor movement we connect the dots for our communities, show them what’s at stake, and to get our friends and families to turn out too. Together, we can create a future that works for all.

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This is who @marypeltola.com is-she cares about people

Mary Peltola@marypeltola.com

Winter conditions in Alaska can turn deadly fast. If you need help with accessing food, heat, or weatherizing your home, visit MaryPeltola.com/Help for a list of resources available to you. Stay safe, and check on your neighbors this season. alaskapublic.org/news/public-...

alaskapublic.orgWinter storm brings power outages, flight cancellations to Western AlaskaThe Weather Service says travel throughout the region will be dangerous to impossible through the weekend and recommends traveling only in an emergency and with survival gear.

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Mary Peltola
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Winter conditions in Alaska can turn deadly fast. If you need help with accessing food, heat, or weatherizing your home, visit MaryPeltola.com/Help for a list of resources available to you. Stay safe, and check on your neighbors this season. alaskapublic.org/news/public-...

alaskapublic.orgWinter storm brings power outages, flight cancellations to Western AlaskaThe Weather Service says travel throughout the region will be dangerous to impossible through the weekend and recommends traveling only in an emergency and with survival gear.

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Norm Eisen
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Bounties, threat letters, lawsuits -- That’s what panic looks like Trump & his cronies are scared of voters & they should be--34M early votes are in & a record midterm is in sight Civil rights groups, democracy groups & election officials have voters’ backs, & Trump won’t get away w/ it @ms.now👇

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So now Darline Graham faces a bipartisan endorsement of her Democratic opponent just 7 days before the election. #BlueWaveIn7Days Double check your registration and your voting location here 👇🏽iwillvote.com

Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸
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Netanyahu Has Been Defeated. But There Is Only One Way Eisenkot Can Ensure Victory- and that is working with Arab coalition www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

haaretz.comHaaretz Today • Netanyahu is defeated. Here's how Eisenkot can ensure victoryAccording to exit polls, 58 percent of Israel's voters have said no to the cruelest coalition in its history. But unless the opposition bloc embraces Arab voters, it's sabotaging both its victory and ...
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“If Democrats retake both houses of Congress & more state governments than they now control, it will tell the world that Mr. Trump does not represent most Americans. It will demonstrate that a country that starts to slide toward autocracy can move back to normalcy, as happened in Hungary this spring

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“Six in 10 families can’t afford the basic cost of living in the battleground districts that will determine which party controls the House, a Washington Post analysis has found” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

washingtonpost.comCosts outpaced wages in more GOP-held battlegrounds, Post analysis showsRepublicans are defending most of the competitive seats where a majority of families don’t earn enough to cover the basics.
Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸
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Gina Hinojosa entered politic because she saw her son’s school closed & wanted to fight back. I know if she’s elected to the governor’s mansion, she’ll fight to make sure very child in Texas has a strong public school education so they can soar. @ginafortexas.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/aft....

AFT@aft.org

Students at UT-Rio Grande Valley are fired up and ready to vote for pro-education, pro-worker candidates like @ginafortexas.bsky.social, to build more opportunities for Texas families. Let’s get to the polls and make our voices heard! #AFTvotes

Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸
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We have the power to make change in our communities and across our country this November. It’s time for Texas to send Bobby Pulido to Congress so he can fight for what working folks need to thrive. bsky.app/profile/aft....

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“If we get out to vote, we start changing the country.“ Today, @rweingarten.bsky.social and @zephcapo.bsky.social joined @texasaft.org volunteers to get out the vote for Bobby Pulido, and to vote early for pro-worker candidates in the Rio Grande Valley! #AFTvotes youtu.be/Q1KeQjJZp_A

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸
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Voters showed up in record numbers and delivered huge wins in Serbia and Brazil. Authoritarians thrive off fear and pessimisim, but voters chose candidates who will fight for better wages, lower costs, access to healthcare, public safety, and funding for public schools. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

ms.nowVoters in Serbia and Brazil add to the losing streak of authoritarian candidatesThere's a through line connecting the election results out of Hungary, Serbia and Brazil: When democrats defeat autocrats, it’s worth celebrating.
Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸
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Trump is weaponizing the DOJ to meet his own selfish goals. He doesn't care that the Alaska Supreme Court already issued a ruling, or that Alaskan Senator Lisa Murkowski, a Republican, is against his federal election meddling. Does anyone think Trump or Sullivan will put Alaskans' needs first?

Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸
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According to Trump, Americans are “richer now” and “we don’t have inflation.” Tell that to the millions of households struggling to fill up their tanks and put food on the table each week. People need real help, not fake news. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.com‘We don’t have inflation’? Five charts show the US economic reality of Trump’s second term so farAs the US midterm elections approach, we take a look at data to see a true picture of the US economy under Trump
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Thousands of Detroit-area students will get a closer look at potential careers in manufacturing thanks to a $500K investment from General Motors for @AFT.org’s newest Manufacturing Futures program. Every student deserves to see all job opportunities available to them. www.mlive.com/news/detroit...

mlive.comGM invests $500K to introduce 2,800 Detroit-area students to manufacturing careersThe new program will bring hands-on manufacturing lessons, equipment and career exploration opportunities to eight middle schools in Detroit and Dearborn.
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High prices aren’t a partisan problem. Across political and grocery aisles, wallets are taking hits, and Americans deserve leaders that will fight for affordable prices for all. Do you have a plan to vote? bsky.app/profile/aflc...

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Everything is too expensive, but we have an opportunity in 8 days on Election Day to win real change for working families and create an economy and country that we all can afford. Vote - early, if possible.

reuters.comUS consumer sentiment near record low ahead of midterm electionsUS consumer sentiment edged down to near a record low in October as rising prices because of the Middle East conflict ​soured households' views of the economy on the doorstep of midterm congressional ...
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The Trump administration sending armed federal agents door to door to ask about voting status is nothing more than an intimidation tactic—straight out of the authoritarian playbook. All eligible Americans deserve to vote freely. www.cbsnews.com/news/federal...

cbsnews.comFederal agents knock on doors to track down possible noncitizen voters ahead of midtermsArmed and in uniform, agents from the Department of Homeland Security have been knocking on doors to ask residents about their immigration status whether they're registered to vote.
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Cait Conley is the real deal for NY-17. She earned 3 Bronze stars for her service & held leadership roles in cybersecurity and counterterrorism. Combined with her mission to make American more affordable again, Cait Conley is exactly the type of leader we need in Congress. bsky.app/profile/aft....

AFT@aft.org

NY-17 congressional candidate @caitfornewyork.bsky.social and @rweingarten.bsky.social met with AFT educators in Putnam Count, NY to talk about cleaning up corruption and lowering the cost of healthcare and utilities. Check out the video highlights. And don't forget to vote early where possible!

Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸
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This election offers a clear choice between lawmakers who want to maintain the status quo, & candidates who want to solve problems, invest in public schools, and create opportunities for all. We have the power to make change - we just have to harness the power and vote. bsky.app/profile/aft....

AFT@aft.org

“If we believe in the America dream, we must believe that Texas - as the 8th largest economy of the country - must be at the front end of education, not the back.” Right, @rweingarten.bsky.social! Education unlocks opportunities for a better life and we must invest in our public schools. #AFTvotes

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McAllen Flight Academy is an incredible program for students to get hands-on experience in the aviation industry, giving students the skills they need to soar (literally). Every student should have opportunities like this-but to make that happen, we need to invest in public schools & CTE training.

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I asked students at McAllen Flight Academy to share their stories, and to share what they wanted their lawmakers and communities to know about their program. Thank you Ramiro for talking with us today. @texasaft.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/aft....

AFT@aft.org

The students in this room are preparing to take their pilot licensing test to be FAA certified, which the school district is funding. Students like Ramiro want people to know that great CTE opportunities are available for folks in McAllen, and he wants to see more programs like this one.

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I was floored by the students and educators of Achieve Early College High School’s CTE program. The students there were excited by the chance to learn by doing in culinary arts, EMT training, forensic science, and more. This is the power of public education! @texasaft.bsky.social

Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸
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This ​election is our chance to vote for pro-education, pro-worker candidates like @ginafortexas.bsky.social, to create opportunities for generations to come. And if the UT-RGV rally for Hinojosa is any indication, young people are engaged and excited to vote. bsky.app/profile/aft....

AFT@aft.org

Absolutely incredible turnout for @ginafortexas.bsky.social here at UT-RGV. Early voting is open, so we’re here with @zephcapo.bsky.social and @rweingarten.bsky.social to remind students to get to the polls and make their voices heard! #AFTvotes

Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸
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Started with J Street canvassers, then joined Rev. Al Sharpton, Rep. Hank Johnson, AFT Georgia President Verdaillia Turner & the Save America Movement to stand against voter intimidation. Verdaillia and I also joined the Transformative Justice Coalition's party at the polls in DeKalb County.