Whereas, in order to defend our students, co-workers, and communities in these unprecedented times of authoritarian threats, we must take strategic, broad action with trusted partners to build power at the scale that is necessary.

Whereas, CFT has a long history of working with the organizations that are anchoring the We Are California coalition, dating back to the Millionaire’s Tax, Prop 30, Prop 55, Schools and Communities First, and Prop 15 campaigns over the last 10 years;

Therefore, be it resolved, that CFT formally join the We Are California coalition (https://www.wearecalifornia.org) in order to build the power and scale necessary to

1. block Trump from weaponizing and blocking federal funds against those it was created to protect and the MAGA movement’s attempts in California to attack immigrants, Black people, Indigenous people, LGBTQ+ people, Intersex people, unions, democratic rights, people of color, citizens born in the US to undocumented parents, individuals with exceptionalities (aka individuals with disabilities), the environment, science and scientists, and more, through constructing a broad California front against authoritarianism that is linked to others across the country, and
2. build a progressive labor/community core that advances a new vision for society and leads within the broad front.

Submitted by United Teachers Los Angeles, AFT Local 1021