News and Advocacy

Cleaning House: The End of CPS's Contract with Aramark

As the custodial management contract with Aramark inside Chicago Public Schools (CPS) comes to an end, there’s a palpable mix of anticipation and reservation.The decision to bring management back unde

AFSA Joins Hands with Italian School Leaders

AFSA has embarked on an official collaboration with the largest network of school leaders in Italy, Senza Zaino.

Data-Driven AP Lifts Up Students, Teachers

Lizzy Crispin headed the committee that led Leonardo da Vinci High School to become the first and only Blue Ribbon high school in Buffalo, New York.

Inequality and the Iron Law of Decaying Public Services

Fires are raging everywhere in California these days, and firefighters are having enormous trouble keeping up. Chronically understaffed local fire departments simply don’t have the resources to handle Act #1 of what climate change has in store for us.

Nurses Union Endores Sanders

National Nurses United, the activist and progressive nurses union that was the first to endorse Sen. Bernie Sanders’s 4 years ago, did it again.

Civil Rights Organization Staff Seeks Union

Staff members at the Southern Poverty Law Center have formally filed election authorization cards to unionize.

Machinists Sue NLRB

In the first use of a 61-year-old Supreme Court decision, the Machinists (IAM) sued the National Labor Relations Board for throwing out their union recognition election win among 178 Boeing flight tech workers in North Charleston, South Carolina.

More Resources for School Mental Health and Commonsense Gun Laws Needed, Says AFSA President Ernest Logan

"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Saugus High School students and their families."

Take Action: AFSA Members Can Help Miners Keep Pension

Murray Energy Corp., the largest private coal mining company in the United States, filed for bankruptcy.