I had a great day in Montana today! Thanks to @MTnurses & @MontanaFed for having me. I started the day at the #MNA2022 Collective Bargaining Assembly where I had a chance to speak with nurses who, like many other union workers, are fighting for respect and dignity at their job. ImageImageImage
As I told @MTnurses: Every single person in this state, at one point or another, needs a nurse. And nurses want what patients need. But that requires respect, dignity, and economic power, which can only be accomplished through collective bargaining. #RetainMe #MNA2022
Next, I joined a group of women from @MontanaFed on a special tour of the Montana State Capitol. Thank you to Martha, a retiree, for showing us the amazing art in the building that commemorates the contributions Native communities and women have made to the state. ImageImageImage
It was great to see this statue in person! I encourage everyone to learn more about Jeannette Rankin.
Afterward, I had a great talk with @MontanaFed members about their jobs & how @AFTunion can continue to support them. This room was filled with educators, corrections officers, elected officials and candidates in the upcoming election. This is what a union looks like. ImageImageImageImage

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Oct 7
Academic freedom, shared governance, years of disinvestment, and precarious are all issues we work on daily at @AFTunion. Glad I could join @UNESCO for this important panel on higher ed. 
40 years ago, 70% of college professors were tenured. Today, 75% are contingent and/or otherwise ineligible for tenure. This precarity and insecurity of employment contributes to the problems we’re seeing in higher ed today. aft.org/press-release/…
If a faculty member is cobbling together 4-5 jobs to survive, how do they have time to spend with students on coursework or undergo research, or engage in university governance . 
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Oct 7
.@AFTunion teamed up with @ptogetheraction to press @instagram to confront and stop the harm to children that parents and teachers are dealing with around anonymous accounts that are used to bully and harass students. 🧵 #WhatKidsNeed mashable.com/article/instag…
This problem is very serious, and I’ve talked to educators who see the impact of anonymous accounts used solely for bullying and harassment of other students. Bullying seriously impacts the students themselves and it also affects their peers and the class.
Unfortunately, parents and educators who see its effects, are powerless because we must wait on @Meta’s moderation system. Often, these accounts are left up even after schools, and school districts ask for them to be taken down because they very clearly violate @Meta’s standards.
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Sep 2
Dr. Ashish Jha put it best: By working together, we can protect our kids and communities against the spread of COVID and keep our schools open so everyone can thrive. Glad we could join the @WHCOVIDResponse & @NEAToday for this webinar.
Our @AFTUnion members are focused like lasers on #WhatKidsNeed this year. That means a sense of normalcy and safety, so they can get their mojo back.
For more about how we’re working to provide #WhatKidsNeed, visit our campaign page here: aft.org/whatkidsneed
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Sep 1
This morning we had a very special visit at the Wheatley Education Campus here in DC! It’s a great example of how to accelerate learning this year. First I got to read to students and talk with staff about #whatkidsneed & what they need.  
We talked with Principal Plenty, @WTUteacher building reps, and students about the successful implementation of Looping last year. Looping is when an educator has the same class from one year to the next.  
And the best part about looping for students? Having a consistent, familiar, and supportive educator with them through the highs and the lows of school!  
Read 6 tweets
Sep 1
After joining @FLOTUS, @AmbRice46, @SecCardona, and @SecMartyWalsh at the White House today to discuss the country's teacher shortage, I spoke with @CNN about the solutions we discussed. 🧵
As I said on @CNN, we have to do something about the compensation. We have to do something about the conditions. We have to do something about making sure that teachers have the tools, trust, and respect.
Teachers want to make a difference in the lives of kids, but when you want to raise a family, and you want to live in the communities in which you teach, and you want to buy a home, it's really hard to make ends meet when you know you can get paid 20-25% more in another job.
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Aug 31
I had a fantastic day in Houston with @UnionmanTX, @TexasAFT and so many education leaders from around the state. Thank you Zeph for organizing this fantastic discussion about the teacher and schools staff shortage crisis. ImageImage
We started the day with a roundtable with district leaders, union leaders and experts to talk about tangible solutions to the shortages.
43,000 teachers left teaching in Texas last year. With massive numbers like that, we need to work together on real solutions to the teachers and school staff shortage.
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