A memorial fund established in memory of the late OFT President Tom Mooney honors his legacy in public education and union work by helping others pursue similar passions for social justice and political action.

 

Contributions can be made to the "Tom Mooney Memorial Scholarship Fund" and sent to the OFT office:

 

    Ohio Federation of Teachers

    1251 E. Broad St.

    Columbus Ohio 43205

 

Learn more about the scholarship program 

Learn more about the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), which was founded in 1916 to represent the economic, social and professional interests of classroom teachers and is an affiliated international union of the AFL-CIO.

Learn the history of the AFT, including the union's founding in Chicago in 1916, its affiliation with the AFL-CIO, its battles for workers and human rights and its continued work to uphold the proud traditions on which the union was created.

The mission of the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, is to improve the lives of our members and their families, to give voice to their legitimate professional, economic and social aspirations, to strengthen the institutions in which we work, to improve the quality of the services we provide, to bring together all members to assist and support one another and to promote democracy, human rights and freedom in our union, in our nation and throughout the world.
 --From the Futures II report adopted at the AFT Convention, July 5, 2000.

AFT Public Employees is the division of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) that represents federal, state and local government employees.