My opponent has repeatedly stated that he wants to eliminate teachers' unions and has called to end federal worker unions. www.cleveland.com/news/2026/07...

Ramaswamy would end teachers union bargaining — but not for the Teamsters. Here's why that distinction matters

Has Ohio's education debate stopped being about education? The Today in Ohio podcast explores how culture-war politics are eclipsing the issues that matter most for students.

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Ohio has lived through the consequences of vouchers. @oftunion.bsky.social leader Karen Rego is urging Connecticut not to make the same mistake. Her message to Gov. Lamont is one every governor should hear: strengthen public schools, don't subsidize privatization. ctnewsjunkie.com/2026/07/30/o...

Opinion | Take It From A Voucher-State Teacher – Lamont Shouldn’t Let Trump Privatize Public Education | CT News Junkie

Guest columnist Karen Rego, an educator and president of the Cleveland Heights Teachers Union in Ohio, has a message for Gov. Ned Lamont and Congress: Study after study has shown that private-school v...

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At the AFT Convention in Washington DC last weekend, FAM shared our recent contract wins and successes! We are determined to fight for higher education and for public education across the state and nation! @aftunion @aaupnational

The Ohio Federation of Teachers, Local 8033 AFT seeks a Temporary Project Staff Organizer to be based in Cincinnati, OH. Details can be found at: www.unionjobs.com/listing/3110... #1u #UnionStrong @oftunion.bsky.social @aft.org

Congratulations to Cleveland Teachers Union 279 member Angela Bowman on becoming a finalist for Ohio Teacher of the Year! Angela is an Intervention Specialist whose career reflects resilience, leadership, and a deep commitment to educational equity. sboe.ohio.gov/educator-sta...

Vivek Ramaswamy's policy positions are so bad, he's already walking them back. After saying in March "I want us to have the best universities but we have too many of them. They need to be consolidated,” Vivek is now saying it is "incorrect" that he wanted to shut down some schools.

Vivek Ramaswamy said Ohio should shut down 'subpar' universities. Then came the backlash.

Ohio Republican candidate for governor Vivek Ramaswamy is changing his tune on shutting down 'subpar' universities after facing bipartisan backlash.

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"We did this work because we believe in the work that libraries do." Jude Virostko was almost fired from her job when she was being treated for cancer. She kept going - and she and her colleagues won their won their union with 87% YES vote. @oftunion.bsky.social

Incredible things are happening in Ohio: @mcropper.bsky.social just shared with the convention hall that the @oftunion.bsky.social has organized AND gotten first contracts at 6 libraries, 3 charter schools, a college, 2 social service providers, and more.

The AFT has topped the highest membership in its 110-year history as workers across America flock to organize with the 1.88 million-strong union that cares, fights, shows up and “gets shit done.” Read more ➡️ www.aft.org/press-releas...

🎉 Congratulations to Angela and Aaron for being included in Ohio's District Teacher of the Year Cohort! bsky.app/profile/oftu...

Ohio Federation of Teachers@oftunion.bsky.social · 4w ago

Congratulations to Cleveland Teachers Union 279 member Angela Bowman and Cincinnati Federation of Teachers member Aaron Parker on being named to the State Board of Education's 2027 District Teacher of the Year Cohort!

Congratulations to the workers at the Columbus Metropolitan Library in Ohio on voting to form a union with the Ohio Federation of Teachers! With a stronger voice on the job, they now have the power to bargain for better pay, stronger benefits and more.

Columbus Metropolitan Library employees vote to officially unionize

The results, released by Ohio’s State Employment Relations Board (SERB) on Tuesday morning, recorded 86% of valid ballots as being in favor of the union.

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Congratulations to Cleveland Teachers Union 279 member Angela Bowman and Cincinnati Federation of Teachers member Aaron Parker on being named to the State Board of Education's 2027 District Teacher of the Year Cohort!

“We're doing this work because we love our jobs and we want to continue to sustainably keep them and be able to provide the care that we do to our library community.” CMLU Organizing Committee member Rahaf Fares speaks to @wosupublicmedia.bsky.social about their big union win!

Columbus Metropolitan Library employees vote to officially unionize

The results, released by Ohio’s State Employment Relations Board (SERB) on Tuesday morning, recorded 86% of valid ballots as being in favor of the union.

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Congratulations to the Columbus Metropolitan Library workers on winning your union vote! Workers stood together to improve working conditions and better deliver what their communities expect from their local libraries, and now have won the voice on the job that they deserve. @oftunion.bsky.social

Congratulations Columbus Metropolitan Library workers on winning your union vote! @oftunion.bsky.social

Ohio Federation of Teachers@oftunion.bsky.social · 4w ago

CML workers won their union vote! They stood together, across different branches and different job titles, because CML is a stronger library system when workers have a voice. Thank you to all CML patrons and neighbors who supported CML workers!

CML workers won their union vote! They stood together, across different branches and different job titles, because CML is a stronger library system when workers have a voice. Thank you to all CML patrons and neighbors who supported CML workers!

Columbus Metropolitan Library Workers Win Union Vote

COLUMBUS — A strong majority of staff at Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) voted to form their union, CML United, according to secret ballot election results released today by Ohio’s State Employmen...

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Important op-ed from Cincinnati Federation of Teachers President Julie Sellers on why students and public schools are worthy investments as the city's school district faces budget cuts and staff reductions. @oftunion.bsky.social www.cincinnati.com/story/opinio...

Public schools are Cincinnati's best investment | Opinion

Opinion: Balancing budgets shouldn't cost CPS students.

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Yesterday's bargaining session ended in victory for librarians – and your presence at the negotiations made a difference! In a FAM-packed room, we won a tentative agreement on our second librarian contract. Read more details at famiami.org/latest-news @oftunion @aftunion @ocaaup @aaupnational

Congrats to our 2026 Tom Mooney Memorial Scholarship winners! Roland Hyun Stevenson, Cincinnati Public Schools, will be studying political science at Ohio University. Donovan Callahan, Cleveland Heights-University Heights City Schools, will be majoring in education at John Carroll University.

Students ♥️ FAM faculty and librarians! Today we talked to Kate, a Social Work major at Miami, about why she supports a Fair Contract Now for faculty and librarians. @ohiostudents @osamiamioh #WhyContractWhenArena #FairContractNow #FAMiami

“I wish that (lawmakers) would trust us with what we’re actually trained to do, which is to educate students. We are firm believers in local control around issues, but we still think it is bad policy for schools to allow teachers to carry guns.” — @mcropper.bsky.social in @ohiocapitaljournal.com

More than 110 Ohio school districts and schools have armed staff members • Ohio Capital Journal

More than 70 Ohio school districts and 15 Christian schools have staff members who are authorized to carry weapons on school grounds, according to the Ohio School Safety Center.

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@oftunion.bsky.social members are pushing back on the state legislature's wrongful move to take away educators' voices on the State Teachers Retirement System Board. Educators deserve to have a say in how their retirement is managed. bsky.app/profile/oftu...

Ohio Federation of Teachers@oftunion.bsky.social · last mo.

The Ohio House won't hold a hearing for supporter testimony on HB 719 (bill to protect all elected seats on the State Teachers Retirement System Board). So educators – members of OFT, @ohioea.bsky.social, @ohaaup.bsky.social – held our own. We deserve a voice in our own pension.

The Ohio House won't hold a hearing for supporter testimony on HB 719 (bill to protect all elected seats on the State Teachers Retirement System Board). So educators – members of OFT, @ohioea.bsky.social, @ohaaup.bsky.social – held our own. We deserve a voice in our own pension.

Ohio Educators Hold Virtual Hearing on HB 719 After Being Denied Statehouse Hearing

COLUMBUS — Members of the Ohio Education Association (OEA), the Ohio Federation of Teachers (OFT), and the Ohio Conference of the American Association of University Professors (OCAAUP) spoke today at ...

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The administration wants to blame coverage losses on "fraud." The reality is much simpler: when healthcare plans get more expensive, more working people are unable to pay for it. Americans need affordable healthcare, not excuses.

Affordability, not fraud, is why fewer Americans have health insurance

The “fraud, waste, and abuse” narrative has been seriously overworked, and does not fit the facts.

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I summarized what is in the newest Cirino attack on higher education here. This bill would allow 5 unaccountable men decide the content for a civics course that all students at Ohio public schools would have to take. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

SB 461

SB 461 the “Strengthening Ohio Civics Act” Civic Center Each center has “all the rights and privileges of an independent college of the university” Salmon P Chase Center -> Salmon P. Chase School and...

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Kevin Reuning@reuning.bsky.social · last mo.

Jerry Cirino has introduced new legislation as part of his takeover of higher education. In short, it empowers the civic centers even more, requires universities to fund them at whatever the director wants and places all civic literacy courses under them. www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/...

@oftunion.bsky.social President Melissa Cropper on AFT’s devices down, eyes up, hands-on approach to put guardrails on AI and screens for students: "It gets our students back to thinking about information, instead of getting a screen to do the thinking for them." www.nbc4i.com/news/local-n...

New push to limit AI, screentime in Ohio classrooms ahead of July deadline

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Kids are out of school for the summer, but conversations about screentime and artificial intelligence in the classroom are ramping up. It comes as the July 1 deadline …

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OFT President Melissa Cropper discusses AFT's recommendations on AI in classrooms with @nbc4i.com: “We need to get the screens out of the way at a young age so they can develop those thinking skills and those relationship skills prior to starting to interact with screens."

New push to limit AI, screentime in Ohio classrooms ahead of July deadline

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Kids are out of school for the summer, but conversations about screentime and artificial intelligence in the classroom are ramping up. It comes as the July 1 deadline …

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Yesterday, Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District teacher and President of Cleveland Heights Teachers Union 795, Karen Rego represented Ohio teachers at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol for the Keep Public Dollars in Public Schools Act of 2026.

Democrats introduced a bill to repeal the new federal private school voucher credit — and they brought a veteran teacher from Cleveland Heights to make the case

Karen Rego, a middle school science teacher in Cleveland Heights, told lawmakers that Ohio's experience with vouchers should give the entire country pause.

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Workers deserve the right to organize a union. These attempts to sow fear and doubt and retaliation against employees is wrong. Proud to see CML workers keep up their union fight with resilience and determination. bsky.app/profile/oftu...

Ohio Federation of Teachers@oftunion.bsky.social · 2mo ago

More coverage from @matternews.bsky.social on @columbuslibrary.bsky.social's "egregious" union-busting. CML is sowing the seeds of distrust to try and weaken the unity and solidarity of CML workers -- it won't work!

Thank you Cleveland Heights Teachers Union President Karen Rego for speaking out about the dangers of vouchers as lawmakers introduced the Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act. The bill would repeal Trump's voucher scheme & protect public schools that 90% of kids attend. bsky.app/profile/aft....

AFT@aft.org · 2mo ago

@oftunion.bsky.social member Karen Rego spoke on Capitol Hill today about how vouchers harm public schools like hers in Cleveland Heights, OH. Because state funds are being redirected to vouchers, her district is facing $7mil in cuts. That's why we need the Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act.