Berkeley Federation of Teachers

Hundreds of BFT members & supporters rallied on Wed. night before the school board meeting, chanting “WE CAN’T Wait!” Four members made public comments advocating for fair wages & better benefits. Fact finding hearing is on Feb 20th. @cftunion.bsky.social @aft.org @californialabor.bsky.social

BFT members from Berkeley middle school counselors wearing their BFT union T-shirts to show a unified front with BFT Negotiations Team who are in mediation with BUSD over contract negotiations. @cftunion.bsky.social @aft.org

BFT members from Berkeley Adult School wearing their BFT union T-shirts to show a unified front with BFT Negotiations Team who are in mediation with BUSD over contract negotiations. #FairContract @cftunion.bsky.social @aft.org

BFT members from Berkeley Music Dept wearing their BFT union T-shirts to show a unified front with BFT Negotiations Team who are in mediation with BUSD over contract negotiations. #FairContract @cftunion.bsky.social @aft.org

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BFT members from BHS World Languages Dept wearing their BFT union T-shirts to show a unified front with BFT Negotiations Team who are in mediation with BUSD over contract negotiations. #FairContract @cftunion.bsky.social @aft.org

BFT members across the district are proud to stand with Minneapolis Federation of Educators and the people of Minnesota to demand an end to ICE’s escalating violence and terror, and #ICEOutNow

BFT members from BHS, Longfellow Middle School, Cragmont, Malcolm X, BAM and Washington Elementary School asked businesses to put up a poster showing support for BFT Educators. Keep a look out for a team of BFT members across Berkeley. "Stand with Berkeley Educators!" @cftunion.bsky.social @aft.org

BFT members at Malcolm X Elementary School informed families of BFT's Top Proposals. Educator compensation in BUSD continues to fall further behind our educator peers. #WeCantWaitCA

BFT in solidarity w/ striking United Teachers of Richmond, CTA, NEA and Teamsters 856 in West Contra Costa County. We will be back on the picket lines Monday morning! @cclabor.bsky.social @cftunion.bsky.social

Thank you to our counselor and behavioralist representatives: Ali O-M, Megan C, and Miranda G. for speaking at the school board meeting last night! Shout out to the BFT support team who came out on a school night! @cftunion.bsky.social @californialabor.bsky.social @aft.org

BFT is union strong! 2025 Professional Development and Union Shirt Day! @cftunion.bsky.social @aft.org @californialabor.bsky.social

BFT members filled the school board chambers to remind the board and district to "Support Berkeley Educators". BFT members have been working with an expired contract...We CAN'T WAIT. Fair contract now! @cftunion.bsky.social @californialabor.bsky.social

BFT is working on an expired contract! Join us at out Oct 1st School Board Rally. Food and poster making starts at 6:30pm. @cftunion.bsky.social @aft.org @californialabor.bsky.social @wearecta.bsky.social

BFT is working on an expired contract! Join us at out Oct 1st School Board Rally. Food and poster making starts at 6:30pm. @cftunion.bsky.social @aft.org @californialabor.bsky.social @wearecta.bsky.social @cclabor.bsky.social

Nationwide education funding freeze puts BUSD and UC Berkeley programs at risk The Trump administration withheld about $1 billion in education funding from California on Monday — the day before it was expected to be distributed — according to a Tuesday press

BFT vice president, Regina Chagolla, was interviewed for this article. “We live in a state that has elected officials who refuse to cater to the Trump administration’s ideology, and so we have to continue to work together to fight to defend public education.”
#publiceducation
#berkeleyteachers

BFT is at the @cftunion.bsky.social Union Summer School learning how to be even more effective in organizing our members and building Union power!
#unionstrong #unionpowerforall #unionsummerschool

Thank you to our members who spoke at today's board meeting! They explained why a fair contract now is so important. #unionpowerforall #wecantwait #publicschools
@cftunion.bsky.social

Thank you to our speakers tonight! You let the school board know how their priorities and inaction affect your lives and livelihoods. Educators deserve better! Close the educator wage gap! #wecantwait

BFT and BCCE showed up in force at tonight's school board meeting! We let them know that we will fight for what our students and educators deserve:
🔆 Fully funded schools
🔆 Stability for all
🔆 No more educator pay gap
#wecantwait #publicschools #unionsforall @cftunion.bsky.social

BFT is a proud sponsor of today’s REI Union Berkeley Community Hearing and unionization efforts.
#unionpowerforall

📣We Can't Wait! 77% of BFT has signed on to the #wecantwait campaign, along with over a dozen more California school districts. These tenets are more important than ever. Join us at the May 7th school board meeting to show your support! #unionpower
@cftunion.bsky.social @californialabor.bsky.social

Our negotiations team met with representatives from the BUSD administration to begin bargaining for a new contract. Our proposals fall under three tenets:
🔆 Fully staffed schools
🔆 Stability for students and community
🔆 Close the educator pay gap
#unionstrong
@cftunion.bsky.social

BFT representing at Lobby Day in Sacramento! We started at @cftunion.bsky.social offices, connected with Assemblymember @asmmuratsuchi.bsky.social , then headed to Senate and Assembly offices to advocate for California students and educators. @aftunion.bsky.social #strongertogether

📣 Four more days until the first negotiations meeting between the BFT bargaining team and BUSD reps. 77% of our members signed on to statewide bargaining demands to:

🔆 Fully staff our schools
🔆 Provide stability for our students and communities
🔆 Improve educator pay

WE CAN'T WAIT!

📣 WE CAN'T WAIT! Join Berkeley teachers for walk-ins at school sites on May 1st. We also need your presence and support at the school board meeting on May 7th. Save the date! #unionstrong #berkeleyteachers #berkeleyisauniontown @cftunion.bsky.social

Randi Weingarten, president of @aftunion.bsky.social , spoke at the Convention today. She spoke of fear, hope, and fighting back using #unionpowerforall Our VP is ready! @cftunion.bsky.social #cftconv25 #unionstrong #standupfightback

BFT won an award for most member growth in a medium-sized union! We are at 98% membership! #unionpowerforall
We are also celebrating 75 years as a part of @cftunion.bsky.social #cftconv25 #unionstrong

BFT and BCCE are at the @cftunion.bsky.social 80th Convention representing Berkeley educators! What do we do when education is under attack? #standupfightback