Student Debt Relief
Here’s what you need to know about Public Service Loan Forgiveness — and how our union, Texas AFT, helps you get the relief you deserve.
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Absences & Leave
As a public school employee, you have the right to a variety of absence and leave benefits at the federal, state, and district level. Federal Leave Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination based on disability in all employment practices. An individual with a disability...
Read MoreTexas AFT AMP Member Benefits
If you’re joining our union as a Texas AFT AMP member, you should expect more than just insurance. Let’s answer the biggest question first: Yes, Texas AFT AMP offers $8 million in Occupational Liability Insurance (OLI).When you join our union, you join a union family of more than 65,000 educators...
Read MoreFiling Grievances
Employees have the right to address concerns with workplace issues — like pay, work environment, behavior, and assessments — through a formal grievance process. You should never have to worry about retaliation because you exercised your right to file a grievance. Informal Grievance Discussions Many times, employment issues can be...
Read MorePreK-12 Professionals
PRE-K12 PROFESSIONALS We work together — statewide and in our districts — to improve the pay and working conditions of our teachers, nurses, counselors, and other professionals. Thrive Campaign We fight to thrive by creating respectful working conditions with more planning time, fewer added duties and extra paperwork, resources to...
Read MoreMember Benefits
If you’re joining our union — Texas AFT — you should expect more than just insurance. Let’s answer the biggest question first: Yes, Texas AFT offers $8 million in Occupational Liability Insurance (OLI). But there's more to our union than insurance. When you join our union — either through one...
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Texas AFT is committed to listening to the real experts on public education: you. We don't allow administrators to join, so our agenda is your agenda.
Read MoreWho We Represent
Texas AFT represents all non-administrative certified and classified public school employees in traditional public schools. Our union also accepts employees in universities, colleges, and community colleges as members. Our priorities reflect the interests of teachers, counselors, librarians, diagnosticians, custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, nurses, teaching assistants, clerical employees, and the...
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We have the tools and information you need to be successful and #UnionStrong. From professional development to in-depth trainings on your professional rights, our union has what it takes to stand strong and to stand up for our members. Texas AFT members are encouraged to explore the many resources available....
Read MoreAbout Texas AFT
Texas AFT is a statewide union1 with 66,000 members, including K-12 and community college educators, support staff, and retirees. We believe that education is the path to a just and democratic society. We also believe the only way to give students a quality education is through the dedicated work of...
Read MoreStatement on SBOE Approval of Bluebonnet Learning Materials
On Friday, the State Board of Education approved Bluebonnet Learning, a set of state-created curriculum materials infused with an inappropriate level of Christian and biblical content. Texas AFT President Zeph Capo released the following statement in response.
Read MoreA Note from Texas AFT Leaders on This Election
Voters have spoken; though, 7 million registered voters in Texas sat out this election. As leaders of your union, we are deeply concerned with the direction our state will now take, specifically as it relates to public education, but we respect the will of the people who showed up and...
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