LCFT is excited to announce that the Support Staff at Prairie Crossing Charter School (PCCS) filed with the NLRB today to join our union family and have a powerful voice in their workplace!
WELCOME TO THE FAMILY SUPPORT STAFF AT PRARIE CROSSING CHARTER SCHOOL!
Please see the IFT press release here.
Do you feel you are drowning in Student Loan Debt? Let our IFT field staff directors assist you to learn of a program to reduce the burden of your student loan(s). This will help all who attend to better understand the federal student loan reduction and public service loan forgiveness program and to realize this is available not only to teachers, but also to ANY educational employee. This free clinic is yet another benefit available to IFT members, so please encourage your union peers to come with you.
2023 School Board Election Deadlines
Candidates for the April 4, 2023, school board election signed nominating petitions are due to the county clerk's office or the county board of elections commissioners between December 12, 2022 and December 19, 2022.
Voters up and down our state overwhelmingly rejected the lies, misinformation, and divisiveness spread during this election cycle and said YES to workers' rights and candidates who will prioritize public education, protect collective bargaining, and preserve retirement security
Zion-Benton District 126 Maintenance, Grounds Workers & Mechanics Join Lake County Federation of Teachers, Local 504!
Lake County, IL – On Monday, the mechanics and maintenance and grounds staff of Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 joined the Lake County Federation of Teachers (LCFT, IFT Local 504).