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It takes a team of teachers, aides, social workers, bus drivers and support staff to make a great school for our students. Yet many in Austin are only talking about funding a pay raise for full-time classroom teachers. HFT members believe that all teachers and school support personnel deserve a pay raise. It's not too late to make our voices heard and win a promise of money for pay raises for all school employees. But we need to act today! Please join us in our efforts by sending this letter to your state representative encouraging them to support HB3 and to support pay raises for all school staff.

It takes a team of teachers, aides, social workers, bus drivers and support staff to make a great school for our students. Yet many in Austin are only talking about funding a pay raise for full-time classroom teachers. HFT members believe that all teachers and school support personnel deserve a pay raise. It's not too late to make our voices heard and win a promise of money for pay raises for all school employees. But we need to act today! Please join us in our efforts by sending this letter to your state representative encouraging them to support HB3 and to support pay raises for all school staff.

Texas AFT Convention Delegate Nominations

Dear Union Colleague,

Nominations for delegates to the 2019 Texas AFT Summer Convention are open Friday, April 12 - Monday, April 22 at 5 p.m. The convention will be held here in Houston, and delegates will be representing the membership of NEHOUAFT.

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You Are Needed on March 11. Action Matters!

   

Northeast Houston AFT and Texas AFT invite all educators, support professionals, and community partners to join us in Austin on the first Monday of spring break, March 11, for the 2019 Texas AFT March to the Capitol. It is our turn to educate the legislature about our priorities and tell them to do what’s right.

Register now to join us in Austin on March 11. The Union will provide round-trip transportation, and all participants will receive a legislative orientation and lunch on the Capitol grounds. Thousands of public school employees and supporters will be mobilized for this event to rally for our public schools. You do not have to be a member of AFT to participate. 

Email sbelow@nehouaft.org to reserve your seat on the bus!
 

  • Event details, including the finalized schedule, will be sent via email to the contact email provided.
  • Estimated leave time on March 11 is 6:30 a.m., with a return by 7:00 p.m 
  •  All guests/children must be registered separately. Children are recommended to be at least 5-years or older to attend. There is no childcare service provided at this event.
  • More details to come!

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Finally—it’s President-elect Biden

Patience—counseled by former Vice President Joe Biden all election week as Americans waited for votes to be counted—finally paid off Nov. 7, four days after Election Day, when Biden won in Pennsylvania and gained enough Electoral College votes to acquire a new title: president-elect. AFT President Randi Weingarten says the union’s leaders and members “can’t wait to get started” on the work ahead “with an administration that will embrace and fight for the values we hold dear.”

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Your vote is your voice

AFT President Randi Weingarten’s latest column outlines the urgency of using our voices—our votes—in this life-changing election, when we will make a choice “between President Donald Trump, who has trafficked in chaos, fear, lies and division, and former Vice President Joe Biden, who seeks to reverse Trump’s failures on COVID-19 and the economy, and to unite and uplift the American people.” Besides the four crises we face—a pandemic, an economic crisis, racism and a climate emergency—democracy itself is on the ballot, as Trump continues to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the election.

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‘Back to school’ like never before

In her September New York Times column, AFT President Randi Weingarten says that going back to school has never looked like it does now. Weingarten explains that because of President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus, which has been chaotic, contradictory and inept, and the lack of federal guidance and funding, we’re seeing a patchwork of school reopening plans across the country.

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AFT members dive into candidate endorsement process

As the presidential elections inch closer and the field of candidates gets more and more competitive, AFT members are engaging, parsing campaign platforms, asking questions of the candidates, and voicing their priorities as educators, healthcare practitioners and public employees. Thus far, the AFT has hosted eight AFT Votes town halls in eight different locations across the country, giving members the opportunity to meet candidates in person and hear about their stands on education, working families, healthcare and other top-line issues. Also part of the AFT’s robust endorsement process: surveys, debate parties and lots of information on AFTVotes.org.

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Weingarten: Educators must save democracy

“Teachers have always had power,” AFT President Randi Weingarten told the crowd at the TEACH opening plenary Thursday afternoon. “We need to own our power. And we need to build our power so we can move our agenda—for our students and our families; for safe, welcoming and well-funded public schools; for affordable higher education; healthcare that is a right, not a privilege; a living wage; a decent retirement; a healthy climate and a strong democracy.”

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