Lake County Federation of Teachers

The 2024 LCFT AFT delegates would like to thank all members for investing their confidence in them to do this important work.

AFT delegates engaged in serious work.

AFT President Randi Weingarten stopped by to say hello at dinner.

LCFT representing at the AFT Convention!

AFT officially endorses Kamala Harris for President of the United States.

Today, the AFT filed a groundbreaking consumer protection lawsuit against the Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri, known as MOHELA, the giant student loan servicing company under fire for mismanaging student loan accounts for millions of people.

https://www.aft.org/press-release/embattled-student-loan-servicing-giant-mohela-hit-groundbreaking-consumer-protection

Big announcement!

Together We Rise: Citizenship clinic and community fair celebrate solidarity The mood was upbeat, joyful and full of hope at the Community Fair and Together We Rise Citizenship Clinic Sunday. The event, sponsored by the AFT, Texas AFT, Texas AFL-CIO and AFT locals from the Houston area, featured health screenings, a job fair plus games, food and a book giveaway for families....

The AFT Convention has kicked off! LCFT delegates and officers enjoyed an IFT reception last night to prepare for the upcoming days' work.

Wishing everyone a safe and happy Independence Day!

AFT President on using AI in the classroom: The human can never be substituted by the machine Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, joins CNBC's 'Squawk Box' to discuss the Federation's new guidelines on AI in schools, potential uses of classroom technology, and more.

We support fixing Tier 2!

Fix Tier 2 Lets join together to tell lawmakers why it is imperative that they work with unions to "Fix Tier 2".

Why and How to Celebrate Disability Pride Month - The Arc Disability Pride Month is celebrated every July and is an opportunity to honor the history, achievements, experiences, and struggles of the disability community.

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With 'chronic absenteeism' soaring in schools, most parents aren’t sure what it is Experts and educators are worried about students who miss big chunks of the school year, but a new NPR/Ipsos poll shows parents aren’t quite sure what it is.

📬 Happy National Postal Worker Day! 💌 Let's take a moment to appreciate our siblings who deliver our mail rain or shine. 🌧️☀️ Thank you for always bringing smiles to our doorsteps! 📮✨

Happy International Joke Day! Please don't unfollow us😂

Shout out to State Representative Joyce Mason for her awesome comments at the District 126 Board of Education meeting!

LCFT wishes everyone a very happy first official day of summer!

A happy Juneteenth from LCFT!

Why unions are having a renaissance What do performers at Disneyland, editorial staff at the publisher Dotdash Meredith and players on Dartmouth’s men’s basketball team have in common? They all have recently chosen to join a union. (And that’s just the D’s.) Kidding aside, working people get it: We can accomplish things togeth...

To all those who celebrate, happy Eid Al-Adha!

Happy Fathers' Day to all of the dads out there!

Employee comments associated with their specific duties “are not protected speech,” according to the language in the proposed policy change. They are not considered “matters of public concern” appropriate for public comment.

Waukegan district officials debate potential crackdown on public comments; ‘It is not an attempt to gag speech’ In an effort to comply with U.S. Supreme Court decisions on protected speech, VanderBroek said she added wording to the existing policy excluding employee grievances as an appropriate subject for public comment.

Have you listened to yet?

In our latest episode,AFT President Randi Weingarten talks with Michigan State University education policy professor Josh Cowen to discuss the real impact school vouchers are having on public education, students & our democracy.

🎧https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/union-talk/id1566209495