News Releases
CFT Announces Opposition to Proposition 43
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CFT – A Union of Educators and Classified Professionals
Contact: Matthew Hardy, 510-703-5291
CFT Announces Opposition to Proposition 39
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CFT – A Union of Educators and Classified Professionals
Contact: Matthew Hardy, 510-703-5291
Sacramento, CA — CFT – A Union of Educators and Classified Professionals announced today that its members voted to oppose Proposition 39 on the November ballot. Proposition 39 would create burdensome and unnecessary hurdles for voters in California, following President Trump’s playbook of attempting to silence the voices of millions of voters and influence the outcome of elections.
CFT Announces Support for Proposition 3 on the November Ballot
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CFT – A Union of Educators and Classified Professionals
Contact: Matthew Hardy, 510-703-5291
Sacramento, CA — CFT – A Union of Educators and Classified Professionals announced today that its members voted to support Proposition 3, The California Children’s Education and Health Care Protection Act of 2026, on the November ballot.
Educators from Seneca Nonpublic Schools Vote to Join CFT
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CFT – A Union of Educators and Classified Professionals
Contact: Matthew Hardy, 510-703-5291
Supreme Court Condones Bigotry on the Playground
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CFT – A Union of Educators and Classified Professionals
Contact: Matthew Hardy, 510-703-5291
SACRAMENTO, CA – CFT – A Union of Educators and Classified Professionals released the following statement on behalf of President Jeff Freitas in response to the Supreme Court holding that harmful state laws attacking transgender children can stay on the books:
CFT Endorses Sharon Hendricks for Reelection to the CalSTRS Board
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CFT – A Union of Educators and Classified Professionals
Contact: Matthew Hardy, 510-703-5291
Sacramento, CA – CFT – A Union of Educators and Classified Professionals announced today that the CFT Executive Council has voted to endorse Sharon Hendricks for reelection to the CalSTRS Board of Directors.
CFT Endorses Richard Barrera for Superintendent of Public Instruction
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CFT – A Union of Educators and Classified Professionals
Contact: Matthew Hardy, 510-703-5291
CFT Responds to Governor Newsom’s May Revise Budget Proposal
CFT Endorses Tom Steyer for Governor of California
Union highlights Steyer’s long standing record of standing with educators, commitment to protecting public education
CFT Endorses Al Muratsuchi for Superintendent of Public Instruction
CFT – A Union of Educators and Classified Professionals announced today that their members voted to endorse Al Muratsuchi for Superintendent of Public Instruction.
As Assembly Education Committee Chair, a community college educator, and a union member, Muratsuchi has a long record of working alongside educators, classified professionals, and organized labor to strengthen public education — from early childhood and K-12 schools to California’s community colleges.
CFT Responds to Governor Newsom’s January Budget Proposal
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Contact: Matthew Hardy: 510.703.5291
SACRAMENTO, CA – CFT – A Union of Educators and Classified Professionals released the following statement on behalf of President Jeff Freitas in response to Governor Newsom’s January budget proposal:
Educators and Classified Professionals Celebrate Speaker Emerita Pelosi’s Decades of Leadership
Educators and Classified Professionals Celebrate Passage of Prop 50, Californians Fight Back Against Trump’s Authoritarianism
CFT President Jeff Freitas calls for immediate end to Trump admin terrorizing immigrant communities and the immediate release of all those detained in Thursday’s raids, including CFA member and community activist Jonathan A. Caravello
Statement on the CA Senate and Assembly budget proposal
From CFT President Jeff Freitas
Statement on the California Senate and Assembly budget proposal
As the Trump administration continues its assault on the University of California, legislative budget leaders are standing strong in support of our nation’s premiere higher education system, rejecting the proposed 3% budget cuts to the UC system. We will continue to work with the Legislature to ensure these critical state funds are spent to benefit students.
CFT joins SEIU and the CA labor community in calling for immediate release of David Huerta
Today in Los Angeles, labor leader David Huerta, President of SEIU California and SEIU-United Services Workers West, was injured and detained during an ICE raid while exercising his First Amendment right to observe and document law enforcement activity.
The CFT joins SEIU and the California labor community in calling for his immediate release.
CFT Responds to Governor Newsom’s May Revise Budget Proposal
SACRAMENTO – CFT– A Union of Educators and Classified Professionals released the following statement from President Jeff Freitas on Governor Gavin Newsom’s May Revise budget proposal for the 2025-2026 fiscal year:
CFT Responds to Trump’s Attacks on Public School Students in California
SACRAMENTO, CA – Following the Trump administration’s announcement today of an investigation into the California Department of Education for alleged violations of the Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (FERPA), a move that threatens billions of dollars in funding for California’s classrooms, CFT – A Union of Educators and Classified Professionals released the following statement from President Jeff Frei