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Pictured: Coye Flores, GFT President, and Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers
AFT Leader Convention
AFT Leader Convention
December 2025 - GFT President Coye Flores, along with other LCFT leaders, attended the recent AFT Leader Conference in Chicago. This annual gathering brings together union leaders from across the Great Lakes region to collaborate with AFT’s national officers and staff on strategies to strengthen organizing, expand member engagement, and build collective power. The conference focuses on mobilizing members, supporting public education, and preparing locals for the work ahead in 2025–2026. Our participation ensures that Grayslake’s voice remains part of the broader conversation shaping the future of our profession and our union.
Pictured: Lake County Federation of Teachers
IFT Convention
IFT Convention
Pictured: JB Pritzker, Governor of Illinois
Pictured: GFT Executive Board
Pictured: Brandon Johnson, Mayor of Chicago
Pictured: Lake County Federation of Teachers Leaders
October 2025 - This October, all of our officers attended the 2025 IFT Convention in Rosemont, Illinois - a key gathering of local-union leaders from across the state. At the convention, delegates came together to reconnect, highlight our union victories, and set IFT’s big-picture priorities for the next three years under the theme “Inspire. Fight. Transform.” We debated and voted on important resolutions, constitutional amendments, and elected new leadership for IFT - decisions that will shape the direction of our union going forward.
GFT Logo Reveal Party
GFT Logo Reveal Party
October 2025 - Our Logo Reveal Party was a great success! Everyone enjoyed Bill’s Pub pizza, apps, drinks, and raffle tickets for our new merch—plus GMS scored an extra ticket for having the biggest turnout. Huge thank-you to Beth Remedi for planning such a fun night! Congrats to Jennifer Everett, whose design is now our official logo. She won the $250 prize and will also run our merch store. We’re excited about our new look and want to see it everywhere—check it out and support the GFT!
Lake County Awards
Lake County Awards
May 2025 - Congratulations to Grayslake PSRP Yahaira Alvarez on winning Educator of the Year in the Education Service Personnel category. Your union brothers and sisters from the Grayslake Federation of Teachers are so proud of you!
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