Together, we make the difference.
Southwest Dallas AFT members build power and win on important issues that reshape school policy, improve working conditions, give school employees a real voice in the decision-making process, and stand up against attacks on our public schools. If you are an educator in Cedar Hill ISD, DeSoto ISD, Duncanville ISD, or Lancaster ISD, join your committed peers in their fight to thrive.
“If you think something is not as it should be, you address the issue. If nothing is ever said or done, then things can’t change. For me, our union is where change can happen, and I can be a part of that change!”
Cedar Hill ISD
“I joined AFT to be a voice for others, and to fight for what’s right. I believe the work of AFT is important, because it shows non-members that we stand up for our rights and get the job done. When we stand together as a union, we become one strong voice.”
DeSoto ISD
“For me, a strong union is the backbone of the foundation of education. Public education and the union go hand in hand and are synonymous with ‘strength.’ As my dad said, ‘I go forward.’ Our union allows me to do that.”
Cedar Hill ISD
Southwest Dallas AFT in Action
- Starting salary increase to $60,500
- Pay increase for 0 years experience: $500
- 1 year experience: $1,000
- 2 years experience: $1,500
- 3-4 years experience: $2,500
- 5+ years experience: $5,000
- 1% pay increase at the midpoint for all other staff
- Pay increase for 3-4 years service: $2,500
- Pay increase for 5+ years: $4,000
- Starting salary increase to $61,000
- 5% increase at midpoint for paras, clerical, and auxiliary staff
- $410 monthly contribution toward health insurance premiums
- No-cost $10,000 life insurance for all full-time staff
- Free pre-K 3 and pre-K 4 enrollment for children of district employees
- $2,500 bonus at every step level and/or to each teacher pay
- 2% pay increase at the midpoint for all eligible employees
- $55 basic allotment increase
- 4.27% increase in starting pay
- $1,250 pay increase for teachers with 0-2 years experience
- New teacher salary of $61,000 (increase from $58,150)
- 1-2 years experience: $1,000 pay increase
- 3-4 years experience: $2,500 pay increase
- 5 or more years experience: $5,000 pay increase
- $1,000 for all other eligible returning employees
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