Capitol Protests (by Brent Nicastro)
Capitol protests.
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Sharing more pathways to student debt relief
As the landscape of student debt shifts, and more and more opportunities allow borrowers to have their debt relieved, the AFT is using every avenue to ensure that the word is out. In affiliate meetings, telephone town halls, media coverage and social media, the union is spreading the news, and at a student debt clinic at AFT headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 31, AFT President Randi Weingarten vowed to reach as many people as possible with information that could save them tens—and sometimes hundreds—of thousands of dollars.
AFT-Wisconsin Spring 2022 Endorsements
AFT-Wisconsin COPE has endorsed the following candidates for the spring 2022 election happening on April 5, 2022. Now is the time to get involved. Let us know how you'd like to get more involved!
Ban on Guns in the Workplace
March 15, 2022. Here is the link to a petition for Gun Free State Work Sites:
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/gun-free-wisconsin-state-worksites?
Wisconsin Coalition of Annuitants (WCOA)
Feb 23, 2022. The WISCONSIN COALITION of ANNUITANTS consists of statewide and regional organizations representing retirees in the Wisconsin Retirement System, and may include active as well as retired participants in the system.
The WCOA Annual Meeting will be two Thursday mornings, May 5 and May 19. Two speakers each morning. ETF and SWIB will be separate mornings.
The Coalition recently reported on a three-year study of the WRS recently completed by ETF. The study can be found here.