Congratulations to Local 434 members Kayla Hosier and Teagan Gross! Two Belleville West teachers were recently honored by the Illinois State Board of Education through its prestigious Those Who Excel...
Congratulations to our Local 434 scholarship recipients, Ellie Doolittle and Adela Gagen! Ellie will attend Illinois College to study elementary education, and Adela will head to McKendree University...
Congratulations to our newly elected executive board! This marks the first board to serve under our unified federation structure, with equal representation from all three councils. We’re proud to take...
Local 434 members flooded the halls of our Belleville high schools today wearing a sea of red in support of Edwardsville District 7 teachers. We stand in solidarity knowing that cutting teachers means...
The second cohort of Local 434’s trauma-informed teaching group completed their three day training this week. The Union Response to Student Stress and Trauma focuses on how to better equip educators with...