Kyle Stern WSTU Local 571 President

ICE has fatally shot an Illinois resident close to a school. Schools must be safe zones; ICE should not be creating this fear for our kids and families and communities- I join the IFT in calling for a full accounting

#workersoverbillionaires #laborday @iftaft.bsky.social

🧵 Albuquerque, NM — A man was violently tased & tackled inside the Walmart at 2250 Coors Blvd by unidentified masked thugs in ICE & HSI vests. He screamed for help as he was dragged out. A bystander filmed it—then was kicked out of the store. Walmart is complicit in covering up a public kidnapping.

GOP megabill littered with special tax breaks GOP lawmakers said the provisions provided needed economic relief for some industries, while they took fire from deficit hawks.

Lots of tax breaks hidden in the big ugly bill while funding for children’s healthcare and nutrition was slashed.
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Yes, the corner gas station that pays minimum wage will offer a variety of generous health plans with unusually low co-pays.

The Arizona Supreme Court justice and rock star of the political right stood before a crowd of lawyers recently and rebuked "deeply disturbing" attacks on the American justice system coming from senior Trump administration officials. "It's almost dystopian. And when I think of people wrapping themselves in the Constitution while they are simultaneously doing violence to it ... it is really scary stuff," Bolick told those gathered at the May event hosted by Society for the Rule of Law, a right-of-center legal organization. Though he didn't name names, the speech showed an extraordinary level of openness for a Supreme Court justice, as justices typically refrain from commenting on public affairs to avoid perceptions of bias.

A conservative Arizona Supreme Court justice is warning that the Trump administration is "doing violence" to the Constitution and publicly expressing his concerns about the emerging risk of "authoritarianism." www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Unfortunately many will not live through this.

@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social just broke the record for the longest floor speech!!! Making history on ensuring the American people understand why this Republican mega bill is a huge ugly betrayal to the American people.

Thank you @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social

Nine Things You Can Do to Protect Education and Help Save Democracy Overwhelming. It’s a word that comes up a lot these days, as we face blow after blow to the infrastructure we thought we could count on. Funding for medical science is disappearing.

Feeling overwhelmed? @aft.org has 9 things you can to do take action and support your community: sharemylesson.com/blog/nine-th...

The "Big Beautiful Bill" is back in the House—and it's anything but beautiful for our communities.

Behind the shiny branding lies a dangerous attempt to erode public education, strip away protections for marginalized youth, and push us further from equity and justice.

The Senate passed the MAGA budget. Now it’s the House’s turn—and we’ve got receipts. 💥

27 vulnerable reps. Their biggest donors.

Time to turn up the heat:
📞 Call 202-224-3121
📲 Tag them. DM them. Flood their feeds.

Let’s stop this bill in its tracks.
#VoteNo
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Thanks eorlins IG

Whoa! As Snoop Dogg says, "Now this type of s*** happens all the time
You gotta get yours, but fool, I gotta get mine"

Pure evil.

Noem wants to hunt down people who warn others about nearby ICE agents Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is coming after the people who dare lend a helping hand to immigrants.� Noem shared a CNN segment to X on Tuesday that showed an up-and-coming app designed ...

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Schools and States Scramble as Trump Freezes $6.8 Billion in Federal Funds After-school programs, English-learner services, migrant education programs, and professional development are all at risk.

This is so wrong.
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So disgusting that Republicans in the Senate don't care for their fellow citizens.

www.thebulwark.com Senate GOP to Medicaid Recipients: Drop Dead

Senate GOP to Medicaid Recipients: Drop Dead https://twp.ai/4inp1R

Gutting Medicaid, slashing student aid, and handing wins to billionaires—today’s Senate bill is a direct attack on public education. We fight on.

AFT’s Weingarten on Senate’s Big, Ugly Betrayal of America’s Working Families WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after the Senate passed President Trump’s billionaire tax scam:“This is a big, ugly, obscene betrayal of American working famil...

This is the biggest redistribution of wealth from the poor to the rich in decades—far worse, to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars, than the version passed by the House. www.aft.org/press-releas...

AFT’s Weingarten on Senate’s Big, Ugly Betrayal of America’s Working Families WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after the Senate passed President Trump’s billionaire tax scam:“This is a big, ugly, obscene betrayal of American working famil...

In poll after poll, Americans rejected this bill’s brazen deception. As it travels back to the House & presumably to Trump, we'll continue sounding the alarm to let those who voted for it know they wounded the very people who voted them into office. www.aft.org/press-releas...

AFT’s Weingarten on Senate’s Big, Ugly Betrayal of America’s Working Families WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after the Senate passed President Trump’s billionaire tax scam:“This is a big, ugly, obscene betrayal of American working famil...

This big, ugly betrayal ravages our future by:
🚨Kicking millions off healthcare
🚨Closing rural hospitals
🚨Taking food from children
🚨Stunting job growth
🚨Hurting the climate
🚨Defunding schools
🚨Ballooning the debt
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On a dark day like today, it is great see WSTU Members learning to advocate and fight back at Great Lakes ULI.

With deep gratitude, we honor @djmontgomery.bsky.social for his unwavering leadership and years of dedicated service to the Illinois Federation of Teachers—your legacy of courage, care, and conviction will guide us forward.

I joined members of @aft.org & @moveon.org making calls to voters so we can stop the GOP’s attacks on healthcare and education. As @vanhollen.senate.gov and I reminded folks:

1. We can stop this.
2. We’ve done it before.
3. When people raise their voices and demand better—we win!

Schools urgently need federal dollars By Dennis Wheatley

AFT members have sounded the alarm for months: the Big Ugly Bill’s cuts will devastate our communities. As @ky120unitedaft.bsky.social’s Dennis Wheatley put it: “Cutting funding... doesn’t save money. It creates bigger problems.” aftvoices.org/schools-urge...

Educators Rising Forges New Partnership with American Federation of Teachers to Support Districts Benefitting from a Grow Your Own Approach to the National Teacher Shortage Orlando, Florida—PDK International (PDK) is proud today on site at the 2025 Educators Rising National Conference to announce a new partnership with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). This part...

Students of today are teachers of tomorrow, & there’s a deep yearning among many high schoolers to give back to their communities. To do that there is no more powerful profession than an educator. But they need resources & supports to achieve their dreams. www.aft.org/press-releas...

Job Corps lifeline under threat Trump's move to shutter Job Corps would displace thousands — including many young Black men — and gut a 60-year-old safety net.

​​If you care about giving young people a shot at a better life, you don't kick them out on the street. We should be creating opportunities for young people to thrive, not slamming doors shut in their faces. www.axios.com/2025/06/28/j...

Musk poses a "serious risk of reputational harm" to Tesla according to an advisory firm. I joined ‪@repcasar.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social @eko.org in calling for shareholders to hold Musk accountable so that our members' retirement investments remain secure. bsky.app/profile/ourf...

The irresponsible and short sighted AI moratorium would strip children, creators, and Americans from all backgrounds of their most basic protections and tie the hands of state legislators. We join with the broad coalition in opposing it! ari.us/wp-content/u...

Hungary's LGTBQ community defies government ban to march in Budapest Pride More than 100,000 people marched from Budapest City hall and wound through the city center before crossing the capital's Erzsébet Bridge over the Danube River.

Joy is an act of resistance! In the face of fines, surveillance, and a ban on Pride, Hungarian labor joined with tens of thousands who flooded the streets for #BudapestPride. We see you and we support you. #Pride2025 @eduinternational.bsky.social tinyurl.com/4dxj75xn