AFT St. Louis, Local 420

We Are Reading in the Lou

Reading Opens the World in the Lou! What are you reading this week? Who are you reading to? Who is reading to you?

AFT LOCAL 420

If you are in need of any support, please call your union.

AFT National Convention

We have given away over 10 million books! Let's read!

Standing in Solidarity!

When our union brothers and sisters need us, we show up! We Fight and We Care!

Contract Approval Process

Contract Approval

Our present contract expires on June 30, 2020. If a tentative agreement is not reached before the deadline, do not worry. It is not unusual to have a contract expire and if it does, we will continue working under our present contract language until an agreement is reached. Our salaries will also remain the same and then when an agreement is reached salaries will be retroactive back to the 1st day of the new contract.

According to our By-Laws, negotiations & a ratification vote (approval of the contract) with SLPS is as follows:

Negotiation committee solicits membership

Better Together:Our Path Ahead St. Louis Public Schools in Partnership with AFT St. Louis, Local 420, AFLCIO

Essential union staff, your Executive Board and I are continuing to work with Dr. Adams and the St. Louis Board of Education for the good of the children, our members and the community.

Special thanks to the elected board for working with us during this extremely difficult time.

I hope this communication finds you well and that you continue to follow CDC and local COVID-19 guidelines and are staying healthy.

The good news is that Dr. Adams and I have reached agreement in moving forward to keep all of our Exempt and Non-Exempt members of our Collective Bargaining Group employed and paid for

CDC COVID 19 GUIDELINES

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html?mod=djemCapitalJournalDaybreak

If the administrator demands a statement - write this . . .

Look on the back of your Union Membership Card, copy the statement,

call (314) 781-2077. You have a right to union and legal representaion.

Did you Know? AFT St. Louis History

AFT St. Louis was chartered June 11, 1935 as Local 420 with the American Federation of Teachers. The union was integrated BEFORE the St. Louis Public Schools in 1935. AFT national and our Local have stood for diversity and acceptance and against racism and segregation from the start.

No Confusion: No Raid Agreement between AFT - Mo & MNEA

There is only one bargaining agent within the St. Louis Public Schools for several categories of employees. Teachers cannot be represented by MNEA or MSTA in negotiaions, grievances or any other areas covered by agreement between SLPS and AFT St. Louis, Local 420. AFT is the only entitry that can represent anyone in the bargaining units. Teachers, Social Wokers, Counselors, Paraprofessionals, Teaching Assitants, ICAs, Safety Officers are all AFT. MSTA has no legal standing in St. Louis Public Schools.

Principals and Assistant Principals have their own bargaining unit LOCAL 44. MNEA does