AFT Employee Directory
Non-profit OrganizationsDistrict of Columbia, United States501-1000 Employees
The AFT is a professional union based in Washington, DC, advocating for fairness, democracy, economic opportunity, and high-quality public education, healthcare, and public services for students, their families, and communities. It represents educators and other education professionals, centering the work of its members in advancing these principles. The organization pursues its goals through community engagement, organizing, collective bargaining, and political activism within the nonprofit sector. In 2025, the AFT announced the launch of the National Academy for AI Instruction in collaboration with Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic and the United Federation of Teachers, to provide AI training and curriculum to its members, reaching all 1.8 million members starting with K-12 educators. This initiative demonstrates the union's effort to support members and strengthen public education through strategic partnerships.