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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!”
“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.”
“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.”
Southwest Dallas AFT in Action
- 8% increase of midpoint salary for all teachers
- 5% increase of midpoint salary for all other staff
- Longevity pay for employees that remain with the district for more than three years
- Three bereavement days and two additional local days
- 12.5% increase of midpoint salary for all teachers
- 6% increase of midpoint salary for all other staff
- Eight COVID-19 days through 2022
- 9% increase of midpoint salary for all teachers
- 4% increase of midpoint salary for all other staff
- $15 per hour starting wage for auxiliary and support staff
- Two additional leave days
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Southwest Dallas AFT members at Texas AFT’s Public Education Advocacy Day in Austin, March 2023.
We’re stronger together. Will you join us in our fight to thrive?
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It’s an election year, and our public schools are on YOUR ballot. Visit Texas AFT’s Voter Education Hub for need-to-know information and pick up union-made voting merch at store.texasaft.org.
Every purchase acts as a donation to our union’s political fund and our fight for thriving Texas public schools.
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