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We believe in the power and promise of education.
We believe every student has the right to a high-quality education.
We believe in lifelong learning opportunities for all Californians.
Student learning conditions are our working conditions.
The strength of collective bargaining builds better workplaces.
We believe in dignity and respect for all workers.
We believe education is union work.

Article December 11, 2025 CFT NEWSROOM

EC/TK-12 is Organizing Through Peer Power

Steve McDougall, the president of the Early Childhood/TK-12 Council and a member of Salinas Valley Federation of Teachers Local 1020, started a new set of trainings this year. But these aren’t your typical union ones on subjects like contract bargaining or learning how to run a political campaign. Instead, members are doing professional development trainings for other members.

McDougall got the idea from his work on AFT councils. He thinks this is a way to offer members something helpful as well as a good organizing tool.

E-mail blast November 18, 2025

CFT United Winter 2025
Winter 2025

Post January 12, 2026

CFT online governor candidates forum set for Jan. 23

On Friday, January 23 from 1:45-4:45 p.m., CFT will host an online forum featuring the major candidates for Governor of California. The structure of the forum will follow the same format as the State Superintendent of Public Instruction forum we hosted last fall, with CFT President Jeff Freitas interviewing the candidates one on one.

Post January 10, 2025

Defending Immigrant Students and Families

California has the largest concentration of immigrants in the country. Many of our students and their families are anxious about the threats of mass deportation by the incoming administration. CFT is dedicated to defending our immigrant students, families, and communities.

Download CFT resources linked below

How Unions Can Protect Immigrant Workers and Students

Preparedness Check-List

Additional Resources

CA Resources from AG Bonta’s Office

News Release January 9, 2026

CFT Responds to Governor Newsom’s January Budget Proposal

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Contact: Matthew Hardy: 510.703.5291

SACRAMENTO, CA – CFT – A Union of Educators and Classified Professionals released the following statement on behalf of President Jeff Freitas in response to Governor Newsom’s January budget proposal:

Post January 5, 2026

March in March ‘26
3/12/2026

Article December 11, 2025 CFT NEWSROOM

AB 1028: A Landmark Win for Faculty Equity
Community College Council

A key component of the CFT One Faculty campaign, which aims to create an equitable system that benefits all faculty, is making sure part-timers have some job security and due process.

That’s why it was a huge accomplishment when Governor Newsom signed AB 1028 in October, after a CFT campaign asking members to let the governor know why they supported it.

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Post July 14, 2019

CFT Legislative Scorecards
How do legislators vote on bills that matter to union members?

In each legislative session, the CFT tallies how legislators vote on bills of import to educators and union members. In these scorecards, you will find a description of key bills lobbied for and against, and a score for Senate and Assembly members on each bill. Find out if your elected officials are voting union!

CFT Scorecards

Some legislators are such strong advocates on issues of import to CFT members that they earn a “perfect” voting record from the CFT.

2025 Scorecard for the California State Assembly

2025 Scorecard for the California State Senate

For an in depth look at how we calculate our scorecards, check out this spreadsheet.

E-mail blast September 19, 2025

Part-Timer Fall 2025

The Part-Timer promotes the interests of part-time faculty working in the California community colleges. It contains news about the movement to establish better conditions of employment for adjunct faculty, both in California and North America.