Standing Together for Education.

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.

Post September 7, 2026

Labor Day 2026
Holiday

CFT offices will be closed for this federal holiday.

On Labor Day, we reflect on working people’s victories. Unions are more popular this Labor Day than at any time in more than 50 years⁠—with 71% of Americans now approving of unions.

But this momentum didn’t happen by accident. Working people have organized together for decades—standing together to address low wages, unsafe workplaces, unaffordable health care and a lack of respect on the job.

Post August 3, 2026

Keeping classrooms human-centered: Guardrails for the billion-dollar AI industry disrupting California’s education system
CFT's white paper on AI in schools

While emerging technologies can pose new opportunities for students and teachers, they also introduce unique challenges. New issues with AI-driven ed-tech’s effectiveness or data security come to light weekly.

Article July 28, 2026

CFT Delegates Stand Together for Democracy at AFT Convention

At the biennial convention, AFT delegates committed to a bold fall election program to take back Congress and protect democracy. The two-part campaign starts with a commitment to labor’s Count Me In! electoral plan to turn out 2 million new union voters. To meet that goal, AFT will look to mobilize 28,000 volunteers nationwide, or about 1.5% of membership.

News Release July 2, 2026

Educators from Seneca Nonpublic Schools Vote to Join CFT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CFT – A Union of Educators and Classified Professionals

Contact: Matthew Hardy, 510-703-5291

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E-mail blast August 25, 2026

2026 Midterm Elections Hub
How to take action and defend our democracy!

This Election, We’re Showing Up.

The 2026 midterm election will shape the future of our schools, our workplaces, and our communities. We know what’s at stake—and we know that our collective power can make the difference. But winning doesn’t happen from the sidelines. It happens when educators and classified professionals talk to coworkers, knock on doors, make calls, and turn out to vote.

News Release June 16, 2026

CFT Endorses Richard Barrera for Superintendent of Public Instruction

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CFT – A Union of Educators and Classified Professionals

Contact: Matthew Hardy, 510-703-5291

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E-mail blast April 29, 2026

CFT United: Strengthening Our Movement Through Solidarity
SPRING 2026

A note from the editor

Across California, educators and classified professionals are already in motion—and building power in real time.

This issue of CFT United brings those stories together: from the surge of May Day organizing, to hard-won contract gains, to getting books into students’ hands and defending our schools. None of this is isolated. It’s connected, deliberate, and growing. The task in front of us is not to wait for momentum—it’s to deepen it, and make it impossible to ignore. And CFT is doing that every day.

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 October 8, 2025

Classified Insider: Classified Professionals Shaping Our Union’s Future
FALL 2025

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