Why is TUGSA affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT)?
The American Federation of Teachers is the largest union of graduate employees and higher education faculty in the United States. The AFT assists TUGSA with legal advice and funding, as well as helping with organizing, negotiating, research, professional development, and lobbying. The state affiliate of the AFT, the Pennsylvania Federation of Teachers (PFT), has provided critical support of our organizing efforts and has helped us to thwart Temple administration’s efforts to deny us our rights to organize and bargain.
