Advocates for Higher Education
We provide employees of our colleges and universities a vehicle for mutual aid, and we advocate for all of those who work in higher education, and for the students we serve.
JOIN US IN PROTECTING FACULTY RIGHTS
The American Federation of Teachers has 1.7 million members and represents 200,000 faculty and professional staff in higher ed. Since 1973 the AFT has been the de facto faculty union for employee grievances on Idaho’s campuses.
Our New Website
The Idaho Federation of Teachers is pleased to launch its new website. Thanks to the team at Idaho Websites, we have a new design and new capabilities, including easy access to the membership forms for each of our locals. You’re already here, but please take a look around. If there are other resources we should […]
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Idaho Federation of Teachers v. Labrador
The Idaho Federation of Teachers is joining with the University of Idaho Teachers Federation and six faculty members in a suit challenging Idaho’s No Public Funds for Abortion Act (NPFAA), a law that makes it a crime to use public funds to promote or counsel in favor of abortion. This law censors teaching, discussion, and […]
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University of Idaho presents plan to buy University of Phoenix
The University of Idaho has proposed the purchase of the University of Phoenix. Read the Idaho Education News’s coverage here: https://www.idahoednews.org/top-news/president-green-u-of-phoenix-purchase-is-vital-to-u-of-is-long-term-viability/
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