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> Investing in strong leadership to better serve our members. Last weekend, members of BFT Local 434's elected leadership team participated in leadership training provided by the Illinois Federation...
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Several BFT Local 434 members proudly served as delegates at the 2025 Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT) Convention in Rosemont, representing the voices and priorities of our local union. Alongside...
By L. Spriggs Employers are notoriously famous for mismanaging workplaces, especially when it comes to discipline. This mismanagement generally works in favor of union members since employees can't be...
By L. Spriggs Your employer can't discipline you for violating a rule or standard if they don't have substantial and credible evidence to justify the discipline. In his book titled Just Cause: A Union...
By L. Spriggs Just Cause Standards: How Unions Defend Their Members Against Unfair Discipline Let’s say you’ve been through the process of being called to the principal’s office for some infraction, you’ve...
By L. Spriggs In a nutshell, your employer can't discipline you for violating a rule or standard if they haven't made clear what the rule or standard is by notifying you prior to the offensive behavior....