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Elected Consultation for La Joya ISD Employees

Elected Consultation is a policy that allows a representative organization for non-administrative employees to sit across the table from the administration on a regular basis to discuss all matters regarding the employer/employee relationship. Any agreements reached in these discussions are then forwarded to the school board for ratification. Once ratified by the board, the agreements become policy.

La Joya AFT History

La Joya AFT was founded in Agust of 1984 under the name of the La Joya Federation of United School Employees. La Joya FUSE. JJ Luna was it's first president. During his tenure the name was changed to Hidalgo Federation of Teachers to included all school employees within the county. In 1989, we chartered under the name of La Joya Federation of Teachers. Greg Barrera has been it's president since than.

We represent all school employees except administrators who hire and fire. Teachers, counselors, nurses and school employees are welcome to join a "Union of Professionals".

We also represent all Classified and auxillary employees within the school district.

More on Texas AFT’s History and Vision

Texas AFT has come a long way in the past 31 years. Take a peek at where we’ve been and our vision for the future.

About Texas AFT

Texas AFT is the Texas State Affiliate of the 1.6 million-member American Federation of Teachers and represents more than 65,000 members statewide.

The Paraprofessional and School-Related Personnel (PSRP) division of the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, represents more than 350,000 school support staff in K-12 districts, colleges and universities. Our jobs include office employees, custodians, maintenance workers, bus drivers, instructional paraprofessionals, food service workers, school nurses and health aides, technicians, groundskeepers, secretaries, bookkeepers, mechanics, special education assistants and hundreds of other job titles.

Throughout this century, the AFT has been a major force for preserving and strengthening America's democratic commitment to public education and public service. Desegregating public schools, passing the landmark Elementary and Secondary Education Act, establishing collective bargaining for teachers and other public employees, and addressing the needs of disadvantaged children are just a few of the causes the AFT has championed. MORE

History of the AFT

Learn the history of the AFT, including the union's founding in Chicago in 1916, its affiliation with the AFL-CIO, its battles for workers and human rights and its continued work to uphold the proud traditions on which the union was created.

AFT Mission Statement

The American Federation of Teachers is a union of professionals that champions fairness; democracy; economic opportunity; and high-quality public education, healthcare and public services for our students, their families and our communities. We are committed to advancing these principles through community engagement, organizing, collective bargaining and political activism, and especially through the work our members do.

About the AFT

Learn more about the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), which was founded in 1916 to represent the economic, social and professional interests of classroom teachers and is an affiliated international union of the AFL-CIO.