Waterloo Classroom Teachers Association

01/26/2026

I got over 20 reactions on one of my posts last week! Thanks everyone for your support! 🎉

01/22/2026

Senator Belt posted the attached earlier today.

“Fighting for your community” means fighting for the people who work in it.

So, here’s the question, Senator Christopher Belt:

Why have you stayed silent while your own family members in district leadership are actively trying to gut the educators’ contract and weaken the union?

Let’s be clear:
• Your wife sits in HR
• Your nephew is the superintendent
• And the bargaining positions coming out of that office are anti-educator, anti-union, and anti-fair contract

And together, their actions are pushing proposals that would strip protections, undermine collective bargaining, and erase decades of hard-fought CBA language.

Educators didn’t imagine this.
The receipts are in bargaining sessions.
The impact is in classrooms.
And the silence is yours.

If you believe in public service, explain why you won’t stand up for the Cahokia Federation of Teachers Cahokia Federation of Teachers when it matters most.

Because when your family is trying to end a union
and you say nothing —
that’s not neutrality. That’s complicity.

that silence speaks louder than any campaign slogan.

👀 The community sees it.
✊🏽 Educators won’t forget it.
🧾 Accountability doesn’t stop at election season.

Disclaimer: This post reflects opinions and concerns regarding public actions and bargaining positions. Readers are encouraged to review public records and proposals.

01/22/2026

12/25/2025

🎅’Twas the Night Before Christmas 🎅

’Twas the night before Christmas in District 187,
And labor law had been broken… again and again.

The classrooms were empty of teachers by trade,
But the admin floor glowed—every favor prepaid.

The teachers were tired.
The staff were worn thin.
While contracts sat frozen—that’s how it begins.

Six months with little bargaining.
no real offers by choice.
Then blame, loud and sudden, when CFT found their voice.

Up in his office sat McCall all alone,
Counting new titles, each one with a throne.

A job for the faithful.
A raise for the known.
While classrooms were managed by subs on a phone.

He smiled at the chaos, called it “reform,”
Said “this is what change looks like” as he weathered the storm.
But storms don’t arrive when leaders are clean—
They come when the rot’s been long left unseen.

Down in the buildings, the Whos did the math:
Who gained?
Who lost?
Who blocked the path?

Not the kids.
Not the schools.
Not the people who serve.
Just power protecting what power deserves.

On Christmas Eve night, with a flick of the pen,
He stole good faith bargaining—that right from them.

He stole dignity.
He stole time.
He stole truth.
Then blamed the union even though they had the proof.

But something went wrong in his hastily laid plan—
The people remembered who they are and who ran.

They didn’t cry.
They didn’t flee.
They organized.
They documented.
They said, “We see.”

And the sound that rose wasn’t joy, wasn’t cheer—
It was reckoning humming, unwelcome and near.

Because Christmas doesn’t come from his podium lie.
It doesn’t come wrapped in a press-release try.

🎄 Christmas comes from the people you crossed.
🎄 And every stolen thing comes with a cost.

So remember this night when the record is kept:

You didn’t steal Christmas.
You exposed yourself.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from CFT, Local 1272

12/25/2025

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12/19/2025

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The Illinois Education Association announces the availability of grant funds. The purpose of SCORE is to encourage early career members and their local associations to collaborate and create opportunities for community service projects or school projects. Proposals should be substantive and meaningf...

11/20/2025

Waterloo Teacher's wearing RED for Ed, we wear red to support a neighboring district and friend to IEA, Cahokia Unit School District 187. They are still working without a contract. Day 67 for Teachers and Day 122 for Secretaries and Service Workers WORKING WITHOUT A CONTRACT! Cahokia Federation of Teachers 1272

11/20/2025

This November, let’s turn thankfulness into action. 💌
Here are 12 simple ways to show gratitude — for your students, coworkers, and yourself — all month long.

💛 Try one each week, or share this list with your team to spread a little appreciation around your school!

Who will you thank today? 👇

10/30/2025

10/27/2025