Whereas, the Chicago Teachers Union and Baltimore Teachers Union led in bringing a motion to the AFT Convention in 2024 which passed overwhelmingly to have AFT support locals and state affiliates in lining up contract expirations, issue campaigns, and political campaigns for a compression point in Spring 2028;

Whereas, this is an unprecedented opportunity, the likes of which we have not seen in decades, to use collective leverage across the country and across economic sectors to agitate for, educate around, and win local demands, state demands, and national demands such as Medicare for All, Social Security, pensions, child care, racial and gender justice, funding for social services not war, climate change resilience and reversal, etc.;

Therefore, be it resolved, that CFT develop a plan to support locals that are interested in joining the call for national, mass, coordinated action and strikes in Spring 2028, following the national call from UAW, which has lined its contract expiration dates up for that time, and joining dozens (and soon hundreds) of other unions and community organizations across the country, across economic sectors, which are planning for this; and

Be it finally resolved, that this plan outlines how we use 2025 organizing behind the “We Can’t Wait” campaign (UTLA, UESF, BFT, and others involved), potential organizing around the 2026 World Cup in LA and SF, potential organizing around the 2028 Olympics in LA, and organizing for the 2028 elections, to support and build the 2028 compression point campaign.

Submitted by United Teachers Los Angeles, AFT Local 1021