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...
Local 434 educators participated in one of more than 2000 events across the country this week to #protectourkids. We stand united in opposition to cuts to the Department of Education. Its oversight provides...
Members from all three councils of Local 434 have been working hard this month! We’ve spent our weekends attending trainings for collective bargaining, the grievance process, and union leadership bootcamp!...
What a beautiful morning for the Belleville Labor Day parade! It was wonderful to hear our community yelling “yay teachers!” and “thank you, teachers!” as we walked. [Picture] - - - - - - - - -
Members of all BFT Local 434 councils (teachers, paras, and admin. assistants) attended the Southwestern IL Central Labor Council awards dinner to honor the outstanding work and contribution of those...