Standing Together for Education.
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.
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.
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CFT – A Union of Educators and Classified Professionals
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The stories in this issue share a common thread: progress comes from organizing. From a major healthcare victory at the bargaining table to ongoing legislative efforts in Sacramento and a tribute to a member whose dedication helped move our union forward, these stories show what member power can achieve—and why we must keep carrying the fight forward.
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.
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CFT – A Union of Educators and Classified Professionals
Contact: Matthew Hardy, 510-703-5291
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.
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
CA Resources from AG Bonta’s Office
Sacramento Union Hall
CFT Online Training
October 6, 2026
October 8, 2026
