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Celebrate SF Pride with CFT on June 29

CFT members, let’s march together in solidarity and celebration at the SF Pride Parade! This is a powerful opportunity to demonstrate our union’s commitment to LGBTQ+ rights and uplift our community.

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CFT sponsors AB 477 to raise critical funding for public schools

CFT members from across the state were in Sacramento last week to formally launch AB 477 (Muratsuchi), a bill that would make transformational investments in school funding at a time when low wages are driving teachers and school staff out of the profession we love, and as attacks and threats from the Trump administration on public education are making our work even more difficult. 

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CFT Awards Dinner captures the tenacious spirit of educators and classified professionals

The first honor at the action-packed Awards Dinner on Saturday night at the CFT Convention was the Raoul Teilhet Award for UTLA 1521 member Janet Davis, a kindergarten teacher, who has worked on teacher credentialing issues, particularly advocating for better pay and working conditions for Early Childhood Education and dance teachers. 

Davis, said Julie Van Winkle UTLA AFT Vice President and AFT 1021 President, is many things besides a great teacher and unionist, including a California Institute of the Arts graduate and an accomplished bass player.

Article EMILY WILSON

A rural community organizes against their anti-LGBTQ schoolboard, and wins
Sunol Glen has a population of 900 people

The Trustees on the Board of the Sunol Glen Unified School District, celebrate how dull their meetings are now, says Erin Choin, a new trustee and parent of three children at the district. 

Sunol is a rural town with a population of about 900 people. There’s a post office, a few small businesses downtown, and only one school, which is K –8 with less than 300 students. It’s usually fairly quiet. 

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