Welcome to the Texas AFT Action Center.

The Texas AFT Action Center is the place to visit for the latest education news. Visit this site to read our Legislative Hotline or Teacher Action newsletters and look for special Action Alerts on the latest developments in the Texas Legislature and in Congress.

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Current Advocacy Campaigns from Texas AFT Action Center

	Support Social Security Fairness Act for Texas School Employees!  August 27, 2009			Support Social Security Fairness Act of 2009 for Texas School Employees!  January 22, 2009
	Support Social Security Fairness Act of 2009 for Texas School Employees!  April 25, 2009

Previous Advocacy Campaigns from Texas AFT Action Center

Make me a health insurance guinea pig? No, thank you!   May 24, 2009	Tell Legislators Not to Repeat Their TAKS Mistakes   April 20, 2009
Teachers Need a Real Pay Raise!   May 24, 2009	Stand up for School Retirees!   April 17, 2009
Make me a health insurance guinea pig? No, thank you!   May 11, 2009	Raise Teacher Pay, Restore School Funding!   April 06, 2009
Schools need more funding, school employees need higher pay. Vote for both!   May 11, 2009

Recent Messages from Texas AFT Action Center

TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2009, Texas AFT President Reproaches Districts Suing to Block Minimum-Grade Ban; AFT's Online Petition for Health-Care Reform as Key U.S. Senate Vote Nears; State Board of Education Headlines   November 20, 2009	TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2009, Status Report: Will TRS Retirees Get Their $500 Supplemental Check?   November 18, 2009
TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009, School Districts Sue TEA Over Grading Policy; AFT Responds to Senate Health-Care Reform Bill   November 20, 2009	TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2009, State Board of Education Weighs Choices on Textbook/Technology, Social-Studies Curriculum, Charter Schools; School Districts' Ranks Are Split on Grading Policy; Health-Care Rally at State Capitol   November 18, 2009
TEXAS AFT LEGISLATIVE HOTLINE--WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2009, AFT President Comments on "American Education Week"; AFT and Save the Children Team Up   November 19, 2009	Texas AFT Legislative Hotline--Friday, November 13, 2009, Texas AFT Rallies for Health-Care Reform on Saturday--President Linda Bridges' Statement; AFT at the Forefront of Changing Union Movement   November 14, 2009