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.@rweingarten is welcoming attendees at the AFT Eastern Leader Conference, sharing the importance of being a part of a community. Image
"Our fight is a noble fight. Our fight is an important fight." - @rweingarten #ReclaimOurFuture
"We want to be in person and we want everyone to be safe." - @rweingarten noting the safety protocols we have in place this weekend. #ReclaimOurFuture
It's not about studying a problem, it's about solving the shortages problem for educators, paraprofessionals, healthcare workers and more. - @rweingarten on the AFT Shortages Task Forces
We're not going to shy away from pushing for collective bargaining, because it makes it real for our members on the ground. - @rweingarten Image
We're in the fight of our lives. You see it from the @TIME op-ed. - @rweingarten time.com/6172216/public…
There's a reason our members are exhausted... there's no word to use for how grateful we are for all the work our members have done. - @rweingarten
It's not what's said, it's what's heard. And you have to meet people where they are. - @rweingarten Image
I've been to 100 schools this school year because it was really important to walk the walk with people. I have seen the work and I have heard the strain. - @rweingarten #ReclaimOurFuture
We're making a difference on a collective basis. That's who we are as a union. - @rweingarten #ReclaimOurFuture
We have to help kids recover and thrive. - @rweingarten #ReclaimOurFuture
The level of exhaustion and trauma amongst healthcare workers will not be fully understood by people for a long time. - @rweingarten #ReclaimOurFuture
Do we have a staffing shortage? Or do we have a shortage of jobs that pay a living wage? - @rweingarten #ReclaimOurFuture Image
People are blaming us for safeguards rather than blaming a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic. - @rweingarten #ReclaimOurFuture
.@rweingarten: A new poll shows that parents express satisfaction with their public schools regardless of political affiliation. #ReclaimOurFuture

Learn more here 👉 ipsos.com/en-us/news-pol…
We are the aspiration agents. - @rweingarten #ReclaimOurFuture
Social media weaponizes division. - @rweingarten on how Facebook's algorithm rewards "angry" reactions over likes.

Join us on May 3 to learn more: sharemylesson.com/webinars/impac…
When we engage in value-based campaigns around public ed, labor, and voter rights, for our kids, for ourselves and for our communities, we can win. - @rweingarten #ReclaimOurFuture
Why are educators in such crosshairs? We nurture hope and aspiration. We create opportunity and joy. - @rweingarten #ReclaimOurFuture Image
If we did not have a labor movement right now, we would not succeed because it is one of the ways we operationalize engagement with people. - @rweingarten #ReclaimOurFuture
It's the union card and union job that makes a difference to our members and their families... we're fighting for the issues that keep people up at night. - @rweingarten #ReclaimOurFuture Image
We are the antidote to division, anger and scapegoating. - @rweingarten #ReclaimOurFuture

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