Throughout the country, individuals, AFT state and local affiliates and the national union are leading efforts to confront challenges Americans are facing today, and are seeing promising results. Our union is meeting this moment with a new vision of unionism: solution-driven unionism. It’s an approach that is relevant and appropriate to the 21st century. An approach that is creative and visionary. An approach that advances solutions that unite the people we represent and those we serve—our students, our families and our communities. We must bring people together around agendas that serve all kids, all workers and all communities—to restore the middle class, strengthen our public schools, and invest in, not destabilize, communities.
Solution-driven unionism takes many forms. At its core it ensures that we don’t merely survive, but that we succeed. Our success also rests upon electing leaders who support this concept, which is based on collaboration as opposed to conflict and on problem-solving as opposed to finger-pointing. The tempest swirling around us has far from subsided, and elections, even local elections in Pittsfield shape whether it continues to rage or gives way to a climate of seeking solutions for the common good.
Get involved:
- Become an AFT e-Activist.
- Take Legislative Action.
- Tell your friends and family about the AFT e-Activist Network.
- Write to your Senators: Tell them to support a budget that continues to grow our economy and makes smart investments in programs aimed at providing hardworking Americans a ladder to the middle class, while reducing the deficit in a fair and balanced way.
