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Houston Federation of Teachers
2704 Sutherland St
Houston, TX 77023, USA

(713) 623-8891

The Houston Federation of Teachers is a union of professionals that champions fairness; democracy; economic opportunity; and high-quality public education, healthcare and public services for our students, their families and our communities. We are committed to advancing these principles through community engagement, organizing, collective bargaining and political activism, and especially through the work our members do.

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Houston celebrates stronger employee voice in school district decisions with ‘elected consultation,’ but city once again wrestles with a weather disaster

Publish Date: September 20, 2019

Last week, the Houston Federation of Teachers was successful in shepherding a new policy through the school board that creates a new process for elected consultation—the system in which the district’s school employees vote in an election to designate one organization as the chief negotiator for employee workplace issues, salary proposals and other issues impacting… [ more ]

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Are you registered to vote at your current address?

Publish Date: October 4, 2019

The Texas General Election is on November 5, and that means the deadline to register to vote is this coming Monday, October 7th! If you need to make a change or if you need to double check your registration, it only takes a few minutes to update. You can find more information from the Secretary of State's office here.  In addition to local elections across the state, ranging from school boards to mayoral contests and several special elections for the state House being on the ballot, there are also several propositions up for a vote. Texas AFT is asking you to Oppose Proposition 4. This ballot measure would prohibit the state from ever implementing a state income tax and could create new long-term difficulties for...

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