Delegates to the 2008 AFT convention elected a new slate of national officers on July 14 in Chicago, voting to install Randi Weingarten as president, Antonia Cortese as secretary-treasurer and Lorretta Johnson as executive vice president.

Over a period of just seven weeks, from Jan. 14-March 3, a total of 26,419 people took the online 2008 Health Care for America Survey sponsored by the AFL-CIO and Working America. Most are insured and employed. Most are college graduates. More than half are union members.

More than 20,000 paraprofessionals and school-related personnel represented by the Oregon School Employees Association have voted to affiliate with the AFT, marking the largest affiliation of an independent union in AFT history.

Sometimes people wonder what the union is doing for them.

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Controversy about AFT's mission on Fairmont State's campus continues.

Fairmont State committee raises questions about the AFT health survey.

The AFT.org Web Page offers national legislative updates and reviews of critical issues in higher education.

Make use of the AFL-CIO and AFT-WV links on the left-hand side of this web page.

Are you interested in joining AFT?  Go to the AFT-WV web page and fill out a form.