Arizona Education Association 🍎🏫

We are the labor union for public school employees in Arizona, dedicated to quality public education for every child. We are #REDforED 🍎👩🏽‍🏫📚✏️🚍

[Copper State Victory @copperstate2026]

Andy Biggs just killed a deal protecting Arizona’s police, firefighters, and teachers — all to keep loopholes in the ESA program that lets our tax dollars go towards vacations and diamonds.

We can't trust Andy Biggs to stand up for Arizona. He'll always put his partisan agenda first, leaving Arizonans to foot the bill.

[Kris Mayes @krismayes]

In 2022, lawmakers deliberately exempted police and firefighters from anti-union legislation. But in their rush to punish teachers, Warren Petersen and his allies in the senate just passed a ballot referral that could harm all unions in our state, including police and firefighters— and he is too incompetent to get a repeal over the finish line.

The anti-union measure is despicable. At a time when working families are struggling to keep up with rising costs, the answer is not to make it harder for workers in Arizona to stand together.

[Arizona Education Association 🍎🏫 @ArizonaEA]

This November, hard-working Arizona voters will remember how Republican politicians fought to keep voucher dollars flowing to the state’s richest families and paying for diamond rings and lingerie.

[Arizona Education Association 🍎🏫 @ArizonaEA]

When lawmakers approached unions with an offer to pass voucher reforms & drop their referrals, we were open to talking.

Instead, Andy Biggs & his fellow extremists created a circus. Our initiative has the signatures to make the ballot & we look forward to victory in November.

[Craig Harris @CraigHarrisNews]

NEW: Another nail has been hammered into the coffin of a special session for ESA reform.

Arizona Education Association and union allies no longer in support of special session after @GOP rallies behind proposal put forward by GOP gubernatorial front-runner @andybiggs4az.

[Arizona Education Association 🍎🏫 @ArizonaEA]

The Biggs plan holds working people hostage in exchange for risking millions of dollars for Arizona public schools (SCR 1032) and protecting the worst aspects of the voucher program (HCR 2048) with a referral that despicably treats military families as partisan bait.

[Jeremy Duda @jeremyduda]

@votewarren @SteveMontenegro @andybiggs4az @ArizonaEA .@GovernorHobbs spokesman calls Biggs plan a "sham deal" and says Hobbs won't accept it, accuses legislative Republicans of "throwing firefighters, police and teachers under the bus" to protect waste, fraud and abuse in the ESA program.

[Craig Harris @CraigHarrisNews]

NEW: Another nail has been hammered into the coffin of a special session for ESA reform.

Arizona Education Association and union allies no longer in support of special session after @GOP rallies behind proposal put forward by GOP gubernatorial front-runner @andybiggs4az.

[Arizona Education Association 🍎🏫 @ArizonaEA]

Arizona’s future depends on strong public schools and robust labor rights.

Together with fellow unions and allies representing hundreds of thousands of workers, we support proposals for a special session to rein in AZ's out-of-control voucher program & stop anti-union referrals.

[Brahm Resnik @brahmresnik]

'One of the worst-written bills I’ve ever seen': Would GOP lawmakers' ballot referral designed to kill teachers' unions also take out police & fire? Police union leader thinks so, per @JimSmall. #HCR2040 https://t.co/a5NKLZQoaJ

[Arizona Education Association 🍎🏫 @ArizonaEA]

Arizona students and public school families deserve better than the miserable failure we saw from Legislative Republicans this session.

Read our full statement: https://t.co/LxyEhRn7Eq

[Arizona House Democrats @AZHouseDems]

PRESS RELEASE: Rep. Simacek Condemns School Board Member's Nazi Salute in Public Meeting

[Arizona Education Association 🍎🏫 @ArizonaEA]

Delivering a Nazi salute is an unacceptable endorsement of an ideology that is responsible for millions of deaths. Kimberly Fisher should apologize to the DVUSD community and step down. 2/

[Arizona Education Association 🍎🏫 @ArizonaEA]

AEA stands with educators in Deer Valley as they demand accountability for DVUSD Governing Board member Kimberly Fisher's despicable Nazi salute during yesterday's Board Meeting. 1/

[Arizona Education Association 🍎🏫 @ArizonaEA]

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[Arizona Education Association 🍎🏫 @ArizonaEA]

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[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

49th in education spending. Arizona's kids and teachers deserve a lot better than that. Public schools here are already underfunded and school vouchers are making it worse. I’m fighting to protect public education, because students in Arizona and across the country deserve to have the same opportunities I did.

[Arizona Education Association 🍎🏫 @ArizonaEA]

"My union quite literally saved my teaching career. I am still in this profession because I finally experienced what it feels like to work with clear expectations, fair treatment & collective strength behind me."

Educators are speaking out on how HCR 2040 will hurt our state.👇

[azcentral @azcentral]

Opinion: Arizona Republican lawmakers want to strip teachers of the right to join a union, weakening their ability to advocate for their classrooms. https://t.co/wSAKEPp8pK

[Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari @RepYassAnsari]

It’s already been over a year since I was sworn in as the Congresswoman representing Arizona’s 3rd District. And it’s been the honor of my life.

I’m excited to invite you to my first “State of the District” address on Wednesday, May 27 from 9-11am. Join us.

[Arizona Education Association 🍎🏫 @ArizonaEA]

ICYMI: During this year’s Delegate Assembly, @MayorGallego declared Union Educator Day in Phoenix — a day to celebrate union educators and recognize the role of unions in keeping the American dream within reach.

Solidarity makes us strong. Thank you, Mayor Gallego!

[Captain Mark Kelly @CaptMarkKelly]

Public money belongs in public schools. I won’t stop fighting to fix this.