Beginning Jan. 20, 2010, and continuing weekly for the following five weeks, the AFT will begin mailing new membership cards to all full, half, quarter, on-leave, laid-off members. The new beautifully designed card is made of a more durable recycled plastic and will remain valid as long as a member remains in an active status. As before, each card will contain your local’s name and number along with each member’s unique identification number (see sample below). This unique number will be each member’s key to accessing online benefits, which, beginning January 2010, will be accessible only through www.aft.org/members.
Cards will be mailed directly to members' homes. After receiving your card, you will be encouraged to validate your cards by April 15 online (www.aft.org/members) or by phone (800/238-1133, ext. 3421) to be entered to win great prizes.
Photographs and illustrations, as well as text, cannot be used without permission from the AFT.