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Educators from across Illinois united to call for the investments our students and communities deserve. BFT Local 434 members joined educators, school employees, retirees, and public education advocates...
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District 201 educators, faculty, and staff unite to raise awareness about the importance of fully funding Illinois schools. In January and February, BFT Local 434 members joined educators, school employees,...
By L. Spriggs Unions don’t generally support doing unpaid work for employers because it sets the precedent that employees have an obligation to work for their employer on their time off, and that should...
By L. Spriggs Not really. A grievance can only be filed against your employer. If you're having issues with a co-worker, perhaps dealing with workplace bullying or harassment, for instance, you would...
By L. Spriggs Being non-tenured basically means you're on probationary status for the first four years before your full due-process union protections kick in. For your first three years, you can be dismissed...
We often hear stories of unions protecting the jobs of undeserving teachers. I don’t plan to focus on those outliers too much here or in future newsletters, but I’d like to address it in brief. Unions...