Jeff Freitas

#Sigh…. Guess the Rs on a congressional committee dedicated to workforce don’t like that I spend so much time with our members and their communities. Of course, we will cooperate with any legitimate request, but this won't stop me or our union from fighting for working families.

Today's reality check...🎯

Weak jobs report may signal a coming recession: Average job growth just 35,000 over the past three months Below, EPI economists offer their insights on the jobs report released this morning, which showed 73,000 jobs added in July.  From EPI senior economist Elise Gould: Read the full thread here. Big news...

Trump’s firing of federal workers, misguided economic policy & chaotic implementation, and attacks on immigrant workers are hurting our economy. @epi.org www.epi.org/blog/weak-jo...

Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and the Future of Democracy Coming out on September 16, 2025 — AFT President Randi Weingarten has written a book.  It’s called WHY FASCISTS FEAR TEACHERS: Public Education and the Future of Democracy.  In this moment in history ...

There is a war on knowledge—and teachers are on the frontlines. I wrote Why Fascists Fear Teachers to answer the question many educators & parents are asking right now: Why the relentless attacks on public schools and on educators?
It’s my first book!!
You can pre-order it here: www.aft.org/book

Reform Movement Statement on Starvation in Gaza In response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the Reform Movement has released the following statement.

This is vitally important. The Israel govt must act with urgency. Children and familes in Gaza are starving. rac.org/press-room/r...

Why the relentless attacks on public schools and teachers? That question is what motivated me to write a book, WHY FASCISTS FEAR TEACHERS: Public Education and the Future of Democracy.

Opinion | I Watched It Happen in Hungary. Now It’s Happening Here. The real danger of a strongman isn’t his tactics; it’s how others, especially those with power, justify their acquiescence.

Former envoy David Pressman drops hard-earned wisdom after three years on the ground in Orbán’s Hungary. His lesson from Budapest: principled leadership isn’t silent. Watching those marchers reminds us that integrity and solidarity is louder than fear.

@eduint

AFT’s Weingarten Reacts to News of Antonio Gracias’ Departure from DOGE WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten responded after Valor Equity Partners admitted that CEO Antonio Gracias had resigned from his position working 80 hours a week for the so-called Department of...

It’s amazing what shining a spotlight can reveal. While we're encouraged that Gracias has abandoned DOGE & seems to now be taking his core business seriously, it’s disappointing it apparently took letters from his investors to finally flush out the truth. www.aft.org/press-releas...

Update

Let me get this correct.

Everyone, I mean everyone, is asking for the Epstein files.

What gets released MLK Jr files, which weren’t even requested by his own family.

No one is looking away.

Migrants at Ice jail in Miami made to kneel to eat ‘like dogs’, report alleges Incident in which migrants were shackled with hands tied one of succession of alleged abuses at jails in Florida

The Trump administration (Trump, his henchmen, and those that support these policies) are only about hate and racism.

With this article and others like the “deported” 82 year old man who was just getting another copy of his immigration documents, prove to me these policies aren’t racist.

Supreme Court allows Trump to proceed with mass firings at Education Department | CNN Politics The Supreme Court on Monday said President Donald Trump may proceed with his plan to carry out mass layoffs at the Department of Education in the latest win for the White House at the conservative hig...

I'm sorely disappointed by this lawless, unsigned decision that will hurt kids across America. As Justice Sotomayor said in her dissent, it’s a grave threat to the Constitution’s separation of powers. This administration has abandoned children in public schools. www.cnn.com/2025/07/14/p...

CFT President Jeff Freitas calls for immediate end to Trump admin terrorizing immigrant communities and the immediate release of all those detained in Thursday’s raids, including CFA member and community activist Jonathan A Caravello. @cfaunited.bsky.social

This July 4th, Let’s Remember What Freedom Requires A special message from CFT President Jeff Freitas

Today, July 4th, we prepare to celebrate our freedom from a tyranny that is defined by the anniversary of the signing of one of our country’s most defining documents—the Declaration of Independence

(Read full message 👇🏼)

This bill will remove healthcare for 17M people, slash food assistance for 22M, shutter hundreds of hospitals, defund higher education, cut jobs, target immigrant communities and explode the national debt—all for tax breaks to the ultra-rich. www.aft.org/press-releas...

@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

Congress voted to pass the largest job-killing bill in history.

Congress voted to take away health care from 17 million people to pay for tax breaks for billionaires.

Congress voted to take away food assistance from 3 million people.

Congress voted to betray working people.

It wasn’t passed bc the gov’t was going to shut down, but bc a felon wanted to sign something on July 4th.

It was a pledge of allegiance to a felonious “king”.

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I am dumbfounded by this. Not only are they terrorizing our communities, but they also have open disdain for our communities. To urinate on a school campus just shows the disrespect for not only the rule of law, but the hate for the community.

ICE must leave our California communities now!

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.

"Freedom & love can't be banned."
A message Budapest proved true today. To every marcher: You're making history. To Orban: Your bigotry is failing. ✨🏳️‍🌈 #BudapestPride @eduint, @psiglobalunion

This is what democracy looks like. This is what Pride looks like!

More at tinyurl.com/4dxj75xn

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That’s all.

Today’s decision means that my very existence is a moral or religious issue.

I have one message for the 6 judges on the Supreme Court…

WATCH: Hegseth berates news media during briefing on U.S. strikes against Iran Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine held a Thursday morning news conference to respond to an early leaked intelligence report suggesting U.S. strikes against Iran likely put the country ...

Not only is this inappropriate for the Sec of Defense to attack the media, but is also hypocritical for someone who worked at Fox News!!

With Andrew Cuomo, Democrats are doing a disastrous imitation of Trump | Moira Donegan The former governor, now a New York City mayoral candidate, marks the party’s drift into boorishness and cruelty

For all of my NYC friends: Cuomo feeds into what’s wrong with everything going on.

Vote today and don’t vote for Cuomo!

US marine veteran says he feels ‘betrayed’ after father arrested by Ice agents Alejandro Barranco describes in CNN interview how his father was detained while doing landscaping in California

We have become a fascist, authoritarian country. The felon president and ICE must be stopped and be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

Masked, armed, unnamed men attacking people of this country!

Why are the LA Dodgers trying to make me like them?!?

I stand with the communities in LA who are fighting back against the hate based Trump administration and his brown shirts … I mean …ICE agents.

LA DODGERS just now:

“This morning, ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots. They were denied entry to the grounds by the organization. Tonight’s game will be played as scheduled.”

Right on, Dodgers!
More of this, please.

Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom—and a reminder that the fight isn’t over.

As we honor the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, we must confront the systems that still uphold racism and injustice.

Liberation is ongoing. And we’re not backing down. 🖤

AFT Celebrating Juneteenth Freedom Day!

This is about Freedom. This is about remembering our history, understanding it, and not repeating it (both literally and in spirit).

CFT President Jeff Freitas‪ condemns the Supreme Court ruling today jeopardizing the lives of trans youth. @jeff-f7.bsky.social