Standing Together for Education.
Register now for the 2024 Classified Day of Action, which is set for May 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the State Capitol!
The theme of the day of action will be No Class Without Classified: Filling the Gaps to Educate California Students.
Classified workers and supporters from throughout the state will gather at the west steps of the capitol building for a spirited rally demanding respect for all classified workers and the students they serve.
On a day with weather bright enough to match their spirits, a throng of over 500 students, faculty, and education advocates marched to the west lawn of the state capitol on March 7 in support of community college students, workers, and climate justice. Bringing back the annual March in March, it was the largest such action in the Capitol by student and community college activists in over a decade.
Dennis Kelly, President of the Council of Retired Members, thinks retirees, often with a wealth of information and usually some extra time, are the ideal people to get involved with union activities.
That’s why Kelly would like to see locals help start retiree chapters. After decades with United Educators of San Francisco, Local 61, Kelly is now involved with Local 61- R.
Carl Williams’ mother used to tell him, “Don’t tell me you love me — show me you love me.”
That’s what Williams, President of the Council of Classified Employees, hopes people will do on May 21, the Day of Action to support of all classified professional on the steps of the capital.
The March Primary and November General Elections are extra important this year, as many statewide legislators have termed out and we are electing a new group that may be in office for 12 years.
A super majority of our endorsed legislative candidates made it through to the general election in November, many of whom came first in their race.
CFT members from across the state participated in interviews to recommend candidates for endorsement, and then worked to get those candidates into the November general election.
CFT members work tirelessly everyday to educate and care for our students and their families. CFT United is a long running publication of the union and seeks to underscore the hard work, determination and the heart of educators and classified employees.
Our hope is that this publication can shine a light on those very things, and in turn, inspire each of us to show up more fully to our work every day.
Register now for the 2024 Classified Day of Action, which is set for May 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the State Capitol!
The theme of the day of action will be No Class Without Classified: Filling the Gaps to Educate California Students.
Classified workers and supporters from throughout the state will gather at the west steps of the capitol building for a spirited rally demanding respect for all classified workers and the students they serve.
Governor Newsom presented his initial 2024-25 budget proposal yesterday, with less dire projections than had been anticipated. The $291 billion budget proposal is about 6% smaller than the total 2023-24 budget, and about 8% smaller than the General Fund spending approved in the 2023-24 budget act.
The budget deficit as calculated by the Department of Finance (DOF) is estimated at $37.9 billion for the coming fiscal year; this is about $30 billion lower than the Legislative Analyst projected last month.
Jeff Freitas, President of the CFT, emphasized in his address to the attendees of the annual Council of Classified Employees Conference that the organization isn’t a teacher’s union, but a union of teachers and classified professionals.
“We have made sure that we represent everybody in the field of education in the classroom, as well as outside of the classroom,” he said.
Since this past May, CFT’s One Tier task force has been in serious discussions to find solutions to the overuse and exploitation of part-time higher education faculty. This task force was created based on the resolution at the 2023 CFT Convention.
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