Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff - AFT

Woo! Congratulations and welcome to AFT!

Congratulations to ACPA (Arts and College Preparatory) United!

Educators and staff won their union vote today with 98% voting UNION YES!

📣 Hey DC ACTS Family! 💪🏽

Join President Randi Weingarten from AFT and fellow educators for the No Kings Rally 🗣️👑✊🏽

🗓️ Saturday, October 18
🕛 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

📍 Pennsylvania Ave & 3rd St NW, DC
Let’s stand together for fairness, equity, and democracy in our schools and communities! 💚🍎

Bring your energy, your voice, and your signs — we show up as ONE union, many chapters, united for justice! ✨

💬 RSVP or ask questions here 👇
https://url-shortener.me/7AJA

Woo!

It’s official! The Capital City Staff Union has signed its first-ever collective bargaining agreement with Capital City PCS! Over a year of organizing. Months of negotiations. One powerful contract. Ratification vote begins next week — let’s finish strong!

We’re thrilled to officially welcome the staff of Breakthrough Montessori Public Charter School as the newest members of DC ACTS Local 1927!

🎉 On May 28, Breakthrough educators voted overwhelmingly—with more than 90% support—to unionize, joining our growing collective of charter school professionals across DC.

Their courage, unity, and vision are inspiring—and their victory marks the third school to join DC ACTS in just one year.

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Great news from Providence! Congratulations to the dedicated teachers and staff at Paul Cuffee Charter’s Upper School, who organized and won their union this week. Welcome to Rhode Island Federation of Teachers & Health Professionals and AFT.

Providence charter school teachers vote to unionize • Rhode Island Current Teachers at Providence charter Paul Cuffee Upper School have voted to unionize, the Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals announced Monday.

Yesterday, educators at Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans won their union election 52-12.

“We are beyond thrilled to win our union at Lycée Français!” said Raina Benoit, a Louisiana native and LFNO Art teacher. “As educators, it's critical for us to be included in the decision-making that affects student learning outcomes. The current administration’s corporate model for education has not been working for our students, who are more than just numbers and data. It has also not been working for our faculty, who are treated as completely disposable. With our union, we will be able to use our collective voice to fight to improve our school–without the fear of being fired. Without teachers, there is no Lycée!"

On January 18th, 2024, leaders requested that the school’s leadership voluntarily recognize their union chapter. The school chose not to voluntarily recognize their Union, despite the fact that they also presented the school’s administration with the Union chapter’s Mission Statement, which was signed on to by a supermajority of their coworkers.

“Once again, teachers have come together to raise their voices in unison. Their voices resonate with teachers around the world and back through time, as they connect their struggle to the struggles of the people in their many countries of origin and also to the UTNO educators who came before them,” said Dave Cash, UTNO President. “This is a great day, not just for the teachers at Lycée Français, but for working people across New Orleans and far beyond. We welcome them as our newest siblings in struggle, as we continue the fight to make our schools better places to teach, learn, and grow."

The latest in a recent string of wins for New Orleans charter school employees, hopes to be a part of creating more sustainable, respectful workplaces for educators.

Congratulations and great work to the these educators at Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans, who just won their union by over 80% vote yesterday! Welcome to United Teachers of New Orleans and welcome to AFT!

Congratulations UELFNO on winning your union election today 52-12!

Wow! Big day for the dedicated teachers and staff at DC International Charter School! Second win for workers at DC charter schools in a week! Welcome to District of Columbia Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff and AFT!

See release here: https://www.aft.org/press-release/second-dc-public-charter-school-week-votes-unionize-dc-acts