Jefferson Federation of Teachers

August/September Newsletter

School is back in full swing! 🎉

Hello JFT members! We’re excited to bring you the latest updates, events, and resources to keep you connected. Our organizers have been busy preparing for school visits that will begin soon. When they visit your school, be sure to stop by and pick up your JFT umbrella and a copy of your Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

August 🌟

Our Federation Field Trip to the STEM Library Lab on Thursday, August 28th, was a fantastic success! A big thank-you to everyone who joined us for camaraderie, networking, and

We are pleased to announce that at last night’s Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) Ratification Meeting, the membership voted to ratify the new CBA. The agreement will now go before the school board for approval at the April JP Schools Board Meeting. If approved, the new CBA will be in effect from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. You can review the full agreement by clicking the link below. 

CBA final 3.27.25.pdf - Google Drive 

This is a significant achievement for JFT, and your continued support is invaluable. 

https://www.aft.org/press-release/afts-weingarten-president-trumps-deportation-plans

In AFT President Randi Weingarten’s latest New York Times  column, she describes what it is exactly that unions do. Though unions are the most popular they have been in decades, anti-union sentiment still thrives in red states and across the nation. “Several years ago, The Atlantic ran a story whose headline made even me, a labor leader, scratch my head: ‘Union Membership: Very Sexy,’” Weingarten writes in the column. “The gist was that higher wages, health benefits and job security—all associated with union membership—boost one’s chances of getting married. Belonging to a union doesn’t actually guarantee happily ever after, but it does help working people have a better life in the here and now.” Click through to read the full column.

Jefferson Federation of Teachers

August/September Newsletter

School is back in full swing! 🎉

Hello JFT members! We’re excited to bring you the latest updates, events, and resources to keep you connected. Our organizers have been busy preparing for school visits that will begin soon. When they visit your school, be sure to stop by and pick up your JFT umbrella and a copy of your Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

August 🌟

Our Federation Field Trip to the STEM Library Lab on Thursday, August 28th, was a fantastic success! A big thank-you to everyone who joined us for camaraderie, networking, and

We are pleased to announce that at last night’s Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) Ratification Meeting, the membership voted to ratify the new CBA. The agreement will now go before the school board for approval at the April JP Schools Board Meeting. If approved, the new CBA will be in effect from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. You can review the full agreement by clicking the link below. 

CBA final 3.27.25.pdf - Google Drive 

This is a significant achievement for JFT, and your continued support is invaluable. 

https://www.aft.org/press-release/afts-weingarten-president-trumps-deportation-plans

In AFT President Randi Weingarten’s latest New York Times  column, she describes what it is exactly that unions do. Though unions are the most popular they have been in decades, anti-union sentiment still thrives in red states and across the nation. “Several years ago, The Atlantic ran a story whose headline made even me, a labor leader, scratch my head: ‘Union Membership: Very Sexy,’” Weingarten writes in the column. “The gist was that higher wages, health benefits and job security—all associated with union membership—boost one’s chances of getting married. Belonging to a union doesn’t actually guarantee happily ever after, but it does help working people have a better life in the here and now.” Click through to read the full column.