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AFT Utah is the Utah State affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers. The AFT is a 1.4 million member professional organization consisting of public and professional employees, including school teachers, paraprofessionals, school-related personnel, higher education faculty and professionals, and employees of state and local governments.

 

 

On June 22, President Obama announced a nationwide service initiative, United We Serve, which is the beginning of a sustained, collaborative and focused effort to meet community needs and make service a way of life for all Americans.

Delegate Assembly - What the Delegate Assembly has been doing for you.

 

State President - Debbie White

Secretary/Treasurer - Leah Spencer

VP Member Benefits - Shirley Arnett

VP for COPE/Legislation - Laurence "Larry" Abel

VP for Higher Education - Dale Nelson

VP for K-12 Teachers - Trisha Udy

VP Communications - Caralyn Bingham

VP for Professional Issues - Elizabeth Weight

VP Healthcare - (currently vacant)

VP Classified - Pat Fender

 

Randi Weingarten, who was elected AFT president one year ago, announced on June 24 that she will devote herself full time to that role and is stepping down from her position as president of the United Federation of Teachers in New York City, effective July 31.

Postcards to Utah legislators went out by the hundreds with messages from students and faculty at Utah Valley University as the first week of the 2009 session concluded.

If there was one message that came out of the June 25 healthcare reform rally on Capitol Hill, it was that healthcare reform cannot wait. The demand from the crowd of nearly 10,000 was for affordable, high-quality healthcare with the choice of a public or private option—now!