Fort Bend AFT/ Employee Federation

Join Fort Bend AFT!

Fort Bend AFT is the largest and most effective professional organization in FBISD. We are committed to improving the lives of educational employees and the student that they serve, and we stand for dignity and respect in public schools. Our members know that they can count on Fort Bend AFT for help, support, and resources to ensure a safe and professional working environment. Our members also enjoy a variety of discounts on goods and services as part of their membership as well!

$8 million in professional occupational liability insurance (in case you get sued)
Local staff and leaders ready to assist you when you need help and information
Legal defense funds ( in case you need an attorney for a work-related issue)
$25,000 Accidental Death and Dismemberment policy ( included with membership, for as long as you are a member)
A local office with full-time staff representatives in Fort Bend for your convenience (not an 800 number)
Professional resources, workshops & training to help you succeed in your career
Strong leaders and lobbyists advocating for your rights at the local, state and national level
$5,000 free term life insurance for your 1st year of membership
AFT PLUS and UnionPLUS savings and discounts for you and your family
Educational resources and publications
No conflict of interest– Administrators cannot join

Click here to use our secure online e-portal to join!

For additional questions, please give us a call at 281-240-1865 or email us at general@fortbendaft.org. You can also check out our Facebook page at facebook.com/fortbendaft.Strong. Active. Vocal.

Weingarten launches new campaign: ‘Real Solutions for Kids and Communities’

Photo of AFT President Randi Weingarten addressing TEACH 2023

The AFT has always been a solutions-driven union, and our new campaign, launched during TEACH on July 21, proves it once again with a fresh, practical approach to strengthening public education. As AFT President Randi Weingarten pointed out during her keynote speech, the $5 million, yearlong campaign, “Real Solutions for Kids and Communities,” stands up against attacks on public schools and offers real-world solutions to build up, rather than break down, our communities.

Randi Weingarten at a Massachusetts high school

Summer is upon us, and parents, children and teachers are winding down from what has been an exhausting and fully operational school year—the first since the devastating pandemic. The long-lasting impact of COVID-19 has affected our students’ and families’ well-being and ignited the politics surrounding public schools. All signs point to the coming school year unfolding with the same sound and fury, and if extremist culture warriors have their way, being even more divisive and stressful.

In AFT President Randi Weingarten’s latest New York Times column, she describes what it is exactly that unions do. Though unions are the most popular they have been in decades, anti-union sentiment still thrives in red states and across the nation. “Several years ago, The Atlantic ran a story whose headline made even me, a labor leader, scratch my head: ‘Union Membership: Very Sexy,’” Weingarten writes in the column. “The gist was that higher wages, health benefits and job security—all associated with union membership—boost one’s chances of getting married. Belonging to a union doesn’t actually guarantee happily ever after, but it does help working people have a better life in the here and now.” Click through to read the full column.

Your Options with FMLA & ADA

View the Texas AFT most recent webinar about FMLA, ADA, and returning to school.

In defense of public education

Randi Weingarten and NYC teacher Tamara Simpson

Attacks on public education in America by extremists and culture-war peddling politicians have reached new heights (“lows” may be more apt), but they are not new. The difference today is that the attacks are intended not just to undermine public education but to destroy it.

We are moving all of our current existing AFT members to a new dues payment system.

To all Current Members, we are moving all of our AFT members to a new dues payment system. Switch your dues payment to the new system TODAY!

Texas lawmakers are attempting to strip away your right to pay AFT membership dues via payroll deduction. We see this as an attempt to silence our voice on educational issues. Therefore, Fort Bend AFT is transitioning all of our members to a new dues payment system so we can retain our power and keep our collective voice. Moving our members to the new payment system will allow us to continue standing strong, united, and using our collective voice on issues that matter to public education employees.

We need each and every member to take 5 minutes to switch their dues payment to the new bank draft system ASAP.

Make the switch in one of 3 ways:

Click here to use our secure online system.
Call our office and our trained staff will take your information via phone: 281-240-1865
Click here to download our membership application, fill it out & mail or fax it in

Teacher Resources

SHARE MY LESSON has Thousands of lesson plans and resources for all subject and grade levels

https://sharemylesson.com/

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!

MEMBER BENEFITS:

OTHER SITES FOR USEFUL RESOURCES:

Education appreciation site sponsored by Dub Miller Ford provides lesson plans and resources for educators as well as homework assistance.

http://www.educationappreciation.com/FORTBEND.html

TRACK offers site visitors (teachers, parents and students) the choice of going directly to an array of learning materials designed and developed to meet TAKS objectives and TEKS student expectations, or to diagnostic self-assessments in the four subject areas tested under the TAKS.

www.track.uttelecampus.org

This page created by the New York Times offers valuable resources for teachers, students, and parents.

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/navigator/index.html

The Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) website assists teachers, parents, students, & others in locating learning resources from more than 40 federal organizations.