Stress is what you feel when you have to handle more than you are used to. When you are stressed, your body responds as though you are in danger. It makes hormones that speed up your heart, make you breathe faster, and give you a burst of energy.This is called the fight-or-flight stress response.o get stress under control: 1  Find out what is causing stress in your life. 2  Look for ways to reduce the amount of stress in your life. 3  Learn healthy ways to relieve stress and reduce its harmful effects.
The AFT was one of the first trade unions to allow African-Americans and minorities to become full members of their trade union. In 1918, the AFT called for equal pay for African-American teachers, the election of African Americans to local school boards and compulsory school attendance for African-American children.
Unions were created during the industrial revolution to protect the working person in a factory from excessive working hours, elimination of child labor, reasonable time off and breaks, decent pay. The government has embodied many of these protections into law but it was not always so.