Fresh from his successful effort to win a $1,000 pay supplement for school support staff, State Representative Herbert Dixon spoke to leaders of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers on June 25.

Add your name to the petition supporting the Employee Free Choice Act, critical legislation that would restore workers' freedom to form unions; bargain for better wages, healthcare, and working conditions; and have a voice in our economy. Add your voice to this growing movement. Help us meet our goal of one million signatures!

When this legislative session ends it will become obvious that Gov. Jindal and his allies had no clearer vision for education other than to abandon our public schools to a voucher scheme, to introduce a flawed, vague ‘merit’ component to the teacher salary schedule, and to play fast and loose with statistics to create an illusion of higher teacher pay than actually exists.

More than 20,000 paraprofessionals and school-related personnel represented by the Oregon School Employees Association have voted to affiliate with the AFT, marking the largest affiliation of an independent union in AFT history.

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Widely recognized as the most effective and influential education organization in the state, The Louisiana Federation of Teachers represents more than 17,000 teachers and school employees.

Join the LFT Action Center and add our voice to the thousands already influencing education policy in the capitol!

The Federation's weekly report on legislative issues important to teachers, school employees and college faculty.

Now posted on the Web: Bill chart with the disposition of bills either supported or opposed by LFT.

The Building Representative (BR) is the spark that gives life and vitality to the union at the worksite.  Without leadership at the worksite, there is no union at the building level.  The BR is The KEY to visibility, growth, and union life in the school house and at the workplace.

A regularly updated source of information on the latest educational issues.