Scranton Federation of Teachers

The SFT is a labor union in Scranton, PA that proudly represents teachers and paraprofessionals. #StandWithScranton

[Scranton Federation of Teachers @sftlocal1147]

BREAKING: Our members have approved the contract agreements.
#SchoolsOurKidsDeserve #FairContractNow

[AFT @AFTunion]

@sftlocal1147 @AFTPA @rweingarten @AFTPa_Pres @Boland1147SFT Superintendent Erin Keating: We’re not reinventing the wheel. AFT has the tools and the programs to help us do this. So collaborating will help us make this happen. @Boland1147SFT @rweingarten

[Scranton Federation of Teachers @sftlocal1147]

41 of the SSD’s new teachers & their mentors met at the SFT office to be welcomed into our Induction Program. Roe Robertson, Amy Alongi, & Pat Festa described the program details. Fantastic way to start off the school year! Welcome to the SFT! @AFTunion @AFTPA @SSD_Scranton

[AFT @AFTunion]

"We've got to find solutions to getting our kids literate. We need critical thinkers in this country. Here in Scranton, we're on our way to doing just that."

📽️@sftlocal1147 hosts a book giveaway through #ReadingOpensTheWorld for Scranton families. #RealSolutionsForKids

[Scranton Federation of Teachers @sftlocal1147]

♥️ Many thanks to all those who came out to Fellows Park this evening for our 2nd Back to School event! THANK YOU for helping us- help our students & families. @AFTunion @FirstBook #ReadingOpensTheWorld #RealSolutionsForKids

[Randi Weingarten 🇺🇸 🖇️👩‍🎓📚 @rweingarten]

Kudos to local teachers in Scranton, like those from @sftlocal1147, for hosting an event that equips students with supplies and free books. Literacy champions, you're ensuring a fantastic start to the school year! #RealSolutionsForKids https://t.co/KXSYWCbwRz

[Scranton Federation of Teachers @sftlocal1147]

We’re grateful to help our students & families get excited & ready for the new school year! @AFTunion @FirstBook #ReadingOpensTheWorld

[28/22 News (WBRE/WYOU) @wbrewyou]

The start of the school year is quickly approaching, and getting kids ready can be stressful and expensive, but teachers helped the cause by donating school necessities.
https://t.co/CsJjTHz6Wo

[Scranton Federation of Teachers @sftlocal1147]

📣 ♥️ Many thanks to all those who came out to Connors Park for our first Back to School event! YOU helped to make it a great success! Join us this Thursday, Aug. 17th 5-7pm @ Fellows Park for our next event! @AFTunion @FirstBook #ReadingOpensTheWorld

[AFT @AFTunion]

We're loving these photos from the Scranton Federation of Teachers + AFT Back to School book giveaway. @sftlocal1147 #literacy

[hollymeade @mrshollymeade]

Great evening with my SFT colleagues and so many families in Scranton!! Fantastic event to get everyone excited about the 2023-2024 school year!!
@sftlocal1147 @AFTPA @AFTunion @SSD_Scranton

[Scranton Federation of Teachers @sftlocal1147]

📣 Save the date! ♥️ We are thrilled to be hosting our Back to School events again this year!
📚See the flyers below for more information. @AFTunion @AFTPA

[Randi Weingarten 🇺🇸 🖇️👩‍🎓📚 @rweingarten]

No, Mike Pompeo, we won’t be a prop for your ambition, but why not tour a some public schools with me and see what teachers really do https://t.co/8T7w7bEN59

[Randi Weingarten 🇺🇸 🖇️👩‍🎓📚 @rweingarten]

.@JohnFetterman understands what working people want & need, including walking a picket line (which we did together with @sftlocal1147), he believes in democracy, public education & an economy that works for all. Congratulations to PA's newest Senator. #AFTvotes

[AFT Pennsylvania @AFTPA]

A year ago today, he was standing with @sftlocal1147 who were on strike. Today, we are proud to call him U.S. Senator-Elect. Congratulations @JohnFetterman on an incredible victory. 💙💙💙

[Sarah Hofius Hall @HofiusHallTT]

The public hearing on the closures of Adams, Prescott and Sumner begins at 6:30 at West Scranton Intermediate School.

[AFT @AFTunion]

"It's not because we have a shortage of people who want to be teachers. We have a shortage of respect for educators. We have a shortage of the professional working conditions that allow educators to do their best for students." - @rweingarten #UnionTalk #WhatKidsNeed

[Randi Weingarten 🇺🇸 🖇️👩‍🎓📚 @rweingarten]

While visiting displaced pre-school teachers from Kaniv in the Cherkasy region, I asked if they had a message for American teachers. One said something every educator can relate to: “Our smallest kids are the future of our country, and we would like for them not to see the war.”

[Scranton Federation of Teachers @sftlocal1147]

These are the stories that need matter. Thank you @rweingarten for sharing the courage and dedication of the Ukrainian teachers. True heroism and solidarity 🇺🇦��️💪🏽

[Randi Weingarten 🇺🇸 🖇️👩‍🎓📚 @rweingarten]

Met with displaced teachers yesterday in Drohobych, outside Lviv. The stories are harrowing..teaching in occupied regions in basements, and keeping their voices low to avoid their Ukrainian being overheard by Russian troops who were not beyond torturing & killing civilians.

[Randi Weingarten 🇺🇸 🖇️👩‍🎓📚 @rweingarten]

Last week I joined @AFTPA, @NTULocal1044, @sftlocal1147, @AFTNewHampshire and @NTULocal1044's community events to help welcome students and educators back to school as part of our #WhatKidsNeed campaign. Check out this video from @AFTunion to see all the fun we had!

[Scranton Federation of Teachers @sftlocal1147]

📣 A huge THANK YOU to all who supported our “Back to School” block parties! Keep an 👀 out for our future community events! ♥️ #IamAFT #ReadingOpensTheWorld #WhatKidsNeed @AFTunion @AFTPA @rweingarten

[AFT @AFTunion]

As a new school year begins, we're helping to welcome students back to school with community events across the country. Check out this video from our #WhatKidsNeed events in PA with @AFTPA, @NFT1417 & @sftlocal1147, and in NH with @AFTNewHampshire & @NTULocal1044.