The faculty and classified AFT local unions in the Berkeley Unified School District rallied on May 8 before a district board meeting. With state funding to the district on the rise, educators say the district can provide more for its employees, especially since it is holding $7.9 million in its ending fund balance. The workers are also trying to save the successful cooking and gardening program threatened by cuts to the federal program, Network for Healthy Californians.

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Thank a classified employee!

Honor staff work during Classified School Employee Week May 19-25. Read more...
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A quality education for all

CFT asks members: What defines a quality public education? Read more...
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"Ed reform," Oaxacan-style

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Governor’s May Revision
Photo of Governor Brown at podiumCFT comments on governor’s 2013-14 budget revision

May is Labor History Month
Photo of people holding rally signsMay is the first annual "Labor History Month," time to celebrate workers' accomplishments

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Read about the CFT's successful year of 2012 in the State of the Union