ATF Union News Issue #8: Our Professional Firewall
May 16, 2023
We don’t know what fight will come next, but we know we will be ready. Engaged, active members will win the day — every day.
Thank you all!
ATF is a professional, progressive union that represents all licensed teachers and Essential and Related Service Educators in the Albuquerque Public Schools.
The Albuquerque Teachers Federation (ATF) is committed to improving the conditions of teaching and learning in our public schools while advancing the causes of social justice and democracy for our members, students and the ABQ community.
We don’t know what fight will come next, but we know we will be ready. Engaged, active members will win the day — every day.
Thank you all!
The Unified COPE Committee is comprised of all the unions who represent Albuquerque educators: Albuquerque Teachers Federation (ATF), Albuquerque Federation of Classified Professionals (AFCP), United Academics UNM (UA-UNM), and the AFT NM Retirees. Union educators endorse Robert Trujillo, Ronalda Warito-Tome, and Heather Benavidez for APS Board of Education.
The true target of the Anti-Critical Race Theory crusade is the destruction of public education. Right wing extremists, funded by the Koch Foundation, Betsy DeVos, the Walton Family (Wal-Mart), and other nefarious players seek to privatize our schools by sowing division through racist, anti-educator, anti-union propaganda and puppet “populist” groups like Moms 4 Liberty.
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The Albuquerque Teachers Federation offers FOUR levels of support for teachers and librarians writing the Professional Development Dossier (PDD).
Thanks to our support program, APS is one of the top districts in the nation for the number of Board Certified teachers.
The ATF Educator Focused Conversations cadre invites our fellow educators to join us in conversations that focus on a range of current educational issues that intersect with Social Emotional Learning, such as restorative practices, educator self-care, community building, equity, and trauma
Are you finding yourself completely flabbergasted with managing behaviors? You’re not alone and we’re here to help! Does this sound familiar?
Make your well being a priority and join Tracy Nichols, Teacher-Librarian, for a blissful hour of SEL…for you! Educators, your social and emotional wellness correlates directly with your students’ welfare. The “Breathe For Change” program sets out to put educators’ health and wellness at the center by providing amazingly effective strategies to improve wellbeing. Participants will leave with a greater sense of well-being, as well as a toolkit of SEL techniques and games you can easily incorporate in the classroom.
Have a question? Want to find out more about an upcoming class? Need to contact a union representative? Whatever’s on your mind…we’d love to hear from you!
The Albuquerque Teachers Federation (ATF) is committed to improving the conditions of teaching and learning in our public schools while advancing the causes of social justice and democracy for our members, students and the ABQ community.
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