West St. Paul Federation of Teachers Local 1148

All the resources you need on immigration and ICE

Federal immigration actions are rapidly expanding, with deadly consequences. The killings of poet Renee Nicole Good and nurse Alex Pretti by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis have brought intense focus on the use of excessive force. An AFT webinar, co-hosted by AFT President Randi Weingarten and AFT Massachusetts President Jessica Tang on Jan. 28, featured experts on immigration and the law. It highlighted AFT resources and showcased how our locals are showing up to minimize fear and trauma.

When can I afford to retire?
Seminars for Education Minnesota members

TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED:

Pension education

Learn how benefits are calculated.
Understand defined benefit pension plans.

Financial planning

What can you expect from Social Security?
Tax-deferred and tax-free savings.
Asset allocation and asset management/diversification/performance and fees.
403(b) match and severance payment options.

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On her very first day of student teaching at Linden Avenue Middle School in Red Hook, N.Y., Martha Strever pushed, pulled and pounded on the school’s door, which was locked. No one came. Where was everybody? It was, after all, the first day of school.

It turned out everybody was exactly where they were supposed to be: inside, having entered through the school’s front entrance. Strever had been knocking on a side door. Flustered but undeterred, she not only found her way inside, she also found her life’s calling.

Working in union gives educators the power to make meaningful improvements for students, our profession, public education and our communities.

But corporate interests want to destabilize unions through legislation at the national and state levels because we are the last line of defense for the middle class.

Below is just a sampling of research supporting the difference unions make in the lives of educators:

A study of three decades of research found that in places where educators were unionized and unions were strong, district spending and educator pay were higher -- for experienced teachers in

A lawsuit temporarily halted the cuts, but the danger to critical services remains.

Key Takeaways

After already making deep cuts to staff at the Department of Education (ED) last spring, Trump administration uses shutdown to cut more, particularly staff that carries out services for students with disabilities.
By firing nearly every employee who supports special education, advocates say the administration is turning its back on 7.5 million children who have disabilities.
Parents of children with disabilities, already facing

According to a new report, teachers made 26.4% less than other similarly educated professionals in 2022—the lowest level since 1960.

Educator pensions and retirement security

At the Legislature

When Can I Afford to Retire?

All the resources you need on immigration and ICE

When can I afford to retire? Seminars for Education Minnesota members

From Chalkboards to AI: A Teacher’s 65-Year Journey

What is the Union Difference?

Education Department Guts Special Education Staff Amid Government Shutdown

Education Department Guts Special Education Staff Amid Government Shutdown

Key Takeaways

Teacher ‘Pay Penalty’ Reaches Record High