RFT Political Action

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RFT Political Action

Legislative Action
Stay informed about current Michigan and US legislative action of concern to educators.
Take an active part in educational issues--contact your legislators on current issues.
These links will help you stay in touch and stay involved!
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AFT Michigan Get Active

Sign up for the AFT Michigan Activist List to effectively communicate with legislators on issues. Join a group of your union sisters and brothers from MFT&SRP locals all across Michigan who care about politics and being involved in the legislative process lobbying for our issues.

Join the AFT Michigan Activists List! Go to AFT Michigan Get Active and enter your email address in the box on the left.

You will be asked to fill in a brief form, and you will begin receiving e-mail updates regarding legislative action, direct links to letters you can e-mail members of the legislature, and notices about upcoming events and activities.

It takes just a minute to sign-up and you may leave the list at any time, you control your membership.

Michigan Legislative News: Capitol Report
What's going on in the Michigan Legislature of interest and concern to educators? Read the Michigan Capitol Report, a monthly print and online publication of the AFT Michigan. The AFT Michigan 'Legislative Hotline' lists items where immediate action is needed in the Michigan Legislature. To receive email about these action items, sign up for AFT Michigan Get Active, above.

AFT Legislative Action Center
The AFT Legislative Action Center will help us track Congress votes on issues we care about, and let elected officials know where we stand.
New features! There is now an opportunity for you to communicate with us online if you would like to volunteer for political activity. There is also a link to a section of the AFT Web site that provides detailed information about issues important to AFT members.

Other Legislative Links

State of Michigan http://michigan.gov

Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Michigan House of Representatives Home Page
Michigan Senate Home Page
Michigan Legislature Web Site
Locate current legislation.

Judicial Branch

ICLE Legal Alerts - Michigan Legal News
Summaries of Michigan Court Cases and Laws.
From the Institute of Continuing Legal Education

U.S. Government

US Executive Branch

US Legislative Branch
US House of Representatives Website
US Senate Website

US Judicial Branch

Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
Locate bills in Congress, and related legislative information. Library of Congress Databases of the current Congressional session. Locate bills as they pass through the Legislature: sponsors, committee hearings, Congressional Record entries, records of votes.