Issues we care about

By building union power through member-driven democracy we can tackle any issue that a member cares about and is willing to take action on. By working together in committees with fellow members we can determine root causes, plan strategic actions and implement them to win our demands.

Educator Listening Sessions - What We Learned and our Plan of Action

We met with over 100 WTU members across 8 sessions focused on smaller specific constituency groups within the WTU

Petition Drive to amend the WTU Constitution and Bylaws to increase checks and balances

Check out our overview of what we are doing It is time to amend the WTU Constitution and Bylaws to increase accountability, transparency...

Dieter Lehmann Morales Testimony to the DC State Board of Education on Teacher Retention on 1/15/25

Dieter Lehmann Morales testifies in favor of mandatory exit surveys to address the teacher retention crisis in our schools.

Laura Fuchs Testimony on OSSE's proposed Graduation Standards to the DC SBOE Given: 1/15/25

Laura Fuchs testifying in front of the DC State Board of Education on January 15, 2025 to discuss the proposed changes to the DC...

Strengthening Union Democracy

"A union will act in the interests of members only if those members control the union." - Labor Notes' Democracy is Power (2005) Our...

Dylan Craig: District Educators Cannot Be Pitted Against Families and Other Workers

Check out an article that Dylan Craig wrote in 2020 about DCPS Schools Reopening