Welcome

 

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.

 

 

Highlights from the recently concluded 2009 AFT QuEST conference in Washington, D.C., included AFT president Randi Weingarten's keynote address, a town hall meeting with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, a panel on community schools and remarks from U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis. Daily updates from the conference, as well as video highlights, can be found on the AFT's QuEST 2009 Web site.

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

 

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.