State legislators failed to fairly fund public schools in Cincinnati and across Ohio.

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Cincinnati Federation of Teachers member Clayton Adams on the need for increased school funding for Cincinnati schools:

This is who is fighting alongside our colleagues to protect the higher education mission at Miami! #FAMiami #UnionStrong #WeAreTheUniversity

Congratulations to the workers at Upper Arlington Public Library in Ohio for ratifying their first union contract and winning important benefits improvements and pay raises!
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Upper Arlington Library Workers Ratify First Contract UPPER ARLINGTON, OH — Library workers at Upper Arlington Public Library have ratified their first contract after nearly two years of bargaining. Members of the union, Upper Arlington Public Library Un...

Congratulations to UAPL United Staff for ratifying their first union contract!

They made improvements on core issues, including: increased PTO for part-time workers; 6 weeks of paid parental leave; paid assault leave; tuition reimbursement; raises; binding grievance & arbitration process & more!

Congratulations to Cleveland Teachers Union member Carla Neely on being named as a 2026 inductee for the National Teachers Hall of Fame! Carla is a middle school science and social studies teacher at the Andrew J. Rickoff School in Cleveland. She'll be inducted in the Hall of Fame in June!

Students, faculty fight to keep degree after state law ends Ohio University’s music therapy program ATHENS, Ohio (WCMH) — A state law is forcing Ohio University to shutter a program that alumni and faculty said has helped southeastern and central Ohioans for decades. “Not only is it s…

SB 1 continues to wreak havoc in Ohio's public universities. This time SB 1 is forcing @ohiouniversity.bsky.social to close it's bachelor’s of music therapy.
“Without our program, there’s kind of a huge hole in southeast Ohio that just isn’t going to get served. And that saddens us quite a bit.”

A graphic with Zydeco’s photo and full quote: “Our libraries have been serving the community for 152 years, operating off of the motto 'Open to All,’ and we've implemented that in everything we do by providing essential services to everyone who comes through our doors. In order to keep helping our communities to the best of our abilities, we need to protect and support our library workers by securing safe levels of staffing and worker input on library policies.” The graphic also has the CML United logo, which includes an illustration of two people, with different skin tones, holding a book, and the words, "CML United. Open to All."

Why @columbuslibrary.bsky.social workers are voting Union Yes:“In order to keep helping our communities to the best of our abilities, we need to protect & support our library workers by securing safe levels of staffing & worker input on library policies.”—Zydeco, Materials Services Associate, Dublin

"[CML management] has had power for over 150 years. They don't want to give it up. And they know that we can win. And they're afraid of that."

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Tell Columbus Metropolitan Library to stop their anti-union campaign Librarians and library workers at Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) are coming together to form our union. We deserve a voice in the policies that affect us, and we will use that collective voice to...

Take action: Tell CML to stop union-busting!

A photo of Jay (with a cat), and the quote that is in the text of the post. The graphic also has the CML United logo, which includes an illustration of two people, with different skin tones, holding a book, and the words, "CML United. Open to All."

Why are @columbuslibrary.bsky.social workers organizing their union & standing up to management's anti-union campaign?

“All CML workers deserve protection and the ability to receive equitable and equal treatment in all aspects of the organization.”
— Jay, Customer Service Specialist, Gahanna Branch

Hey Columbus folks, let's support our library workers. They deserve.

Workers say Columbus Metropolitan Library management is union-busting – Matter News An Unfair Labor Practice Charge filed last week alleges that the recent termination of a CML employee was “unlawful and retaliatory,” motivated by the worker’s involvement in union organizing.

Columbus, Ohio has one of the best public library systems in the country. It's one of the absolute best things about this city.

But its management is engaging in union-busting and they need to be stopped. matternews.org/community/wo...

CML is trying to stop workers from forming their union.

Tell them to knock it off:

Workers say Columbus Metropolitan Library management is union-busting – Matter News An Unfair Labor Practice Charge filed last week alleges that the recent termination of a CML employee was “unlawful and retaliatory,” motivated by the worker’s involvement in union organizing.

“I think a lot of people would expect @columbuslibrary.bsky.social … to be a little bit more progressive in how they’re handling their workers unionizing,” but instead CML is engaging in “intimidation, misinformation, [and] coercing employees to not support the union.”

Workers say Columbus Metropolitan Library management is union-busting – Matter News An Unfair Labor Practice Charge filed last week alleges that the recent termination of a CML employee was “unlawful and retaliatory,” motivated by the worker’s involvement in union organizing.

An Unfair Labor Practice Charge filed last week alleges that the recent termination of a CML employee was “unlawful and retaliatory,” motivated by the worker’s involvement in union organizing.

New from Larkin Cleland.

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These educators were fed up. Now they're campaigning for the Statehouse - Signal Ohio Democrats have recruited public school educators to run for key Ohio legislative seats. We talked with them — and a Republican teacher running, too.

“Ohio’s public schools rank in the bottom third nationally, and the only way to turn that around is if we actually send people to Columbus who understand how to fully and fairly fund public schools.” — State Rep. Dani Isaacsohn

Minnesota has demonstrated compassion for our neighbors, courage in the face of brutality, and solidarity by standing together. We stand in solidarity with Minnesotans in demanding Target stand up to ICE—that's why AFT has resolved that our members will shop elsewhere for back-to-school this year.

Thank you Sandy and Julie! We're out in the streets today to stand up for our students and our democracy.
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This economy was built by people on factory floors, construction sites, hospitals and schools, not greedy billionaires. We are done scraping for crumbs while Trump’s billionaire friends feast. #NoKings

#NoKings, No Dictators.

Power to the voters. Power to the workers. Power to the people.

Quite a crowd

Sandy and Julie from Cincinnati Federation of Teachers explain why they're at #NoKings Cincinnati today!

Members of @famiamioh.bsky.social are here with us too!

Huge crowd shot at no kings rally

3 CFT & CFT-retired member leaders

OFT & Cincinnati Federation of Teachers are at City Hall for #NoKings Cincinnati!

Keynote: The State of Public Education 2026 Join AFT President Randi Weingarten and Share My Lesson for a candid look at the state of public education as we open the 2026 Virtual Conference. Across the country, life is getting harder for workin...

ICYMI: Earlier this week, @rweingarten.bsky.social kicked off @sharemylesson.bsky.social's Virtual Conference with a discussion on why kids’ education must be a national priority and the work the AFT is doing to protect and strengthen public schools. Watch here ⤵️
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Rep. Brennan Co-Sponsors Bill to Restore Educator Representation on State Teachers Retirement Board COLUMBUS, Ohio - <strong>State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (D-Parma)</strong> recently announced he is a co-sponsor of <strong>House Bill (HB) 719</strong>, legislation that restores educator voices to ...

More info on HB 719 from the bill's co-sponsor, Rep. Brennan:

Educators deserve a voice in our retirement Tell your state legislators to support HB 719, a bipartisan bill that would protect elected seats on the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) Board. This legislation is needed because the Republic...

Educators deserve a voice in our retirement!

Tell your state legislators to support HB 719, a bipartisan bill that would protect elected seats on the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) Board.