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Cahokia Federation of Teachers, Local 1272 represents all Union members employed with the Cahokia Unit School District #187.

Visit our website @ https://www.cahokiafederationofteachers.org/ Cahokia Federation of Teachers Local 1272 represents all union members of the Cahokia Unit School District 187.

05/28/2026

CFT - Have a great summer. Check your email and social media for updates from your bargaining team.

05/22/2026

A wonderful evening celebrating our retirees and the close of another school year! Thank you to everyone who came out to recognize the dedication, hard work, and lasting impact of our Union siblings. Wishing our retirees the very best in this next chapter!

05/21/2026

Important! We originally posted you may need to take an alternate route to the social this afternoon due to work on a bridge. The workers have said they plan to reopen it at 3. We will leave detour information just in case.

The best alternate route to bypass the closed bridge and reach Triple Lakes Tavern from Cahokia is to approach from the south via Highway 3.

Head south on IL-3 S / Mississippi Avenue from Cahokia.
Turn left onto N Main Street to enter Dupo.
Turn left onto Stolle Road / Coulter Road heading east.
Turn left onto Triple Lakes Road and head north directly to Triple Lakes Tavern.

Pass it on!

05/20/2026

Showing the receipts McCall tried to hide for 6 months

05/18/2026

LIVE PRESS CONFERENCE 🚨

This Wednesday…
we’re showing the receipts McCall tried to hide for 6 months. 👀

📅 Wednesday, May 20
⏰ 4:30 PM
📍 4 Executive Drive, Fairview Heights

The Cahokia Federation of Teachers, Local 1272 is holding a PRESS CONFERENCE to expose MORE documented failures inside District 187.

This isn’t speculation.
This isn’t rumor.
This is THEIR OWN RECORDS.

NEW:
✔️ FOIA responses with documentation obtained through the Public Access Counselor of the Illinois Attorney General
✔️ Records the district fought to withhold for nearly 6 months
✔️ Public funds paid with NO emails, NO time records, NO badge logs, and NO documented work product
✔️ Payroll records that will leave the public speechless
✔️ Proven, demonstrably false statements in official documents and public communications

Let that sink in.

👉 FACT: Public money was paid… and they still can’t show the work.

“Public money demands public proof.”

And now — through the PAC document release — Superintendent Curtis McCall Jr. is admitting what we knew all along.

This is about truth.
This is about accountability.
This is about our students, our staff, and our community.

💥 We are done with excuses.
💥 We are done with silence.
💥 We are bringing the truth into the light.

Be there.
Watch it unfold.
Decide for yourself.

📡 Streaming LIVE on CFT LIVE via Facebook and YouTube.

05/15/2026

🔒 The district listserv is a one-way street.

🗣️ One side gets to dictate and direct deal, while staff is directed to stay silent.

📉 Have legitimate questions about new insurance costs and very limited time to make coverage decisions? Worried your questions will be “received” and “filed away”?

🥇 Leading by example, one double standard at a time.

👏 Thank you for maintaining "compliance and cooperation" while your urgent concerns are ignored.

05/13/2026

Working all year without a contract, forced to get doctor's notes for sick days, and now our insurance is skyrocketing! 👎💸

But hey, at least we get appreciation emails from a highly-paid “Workplace Experience Manager.” Let's look at the real District 187 priorities:

The Insurance Hit: The district's $600 offer doesn't cover this year's $1,200 individual premium spike. And families really lose on the McCall plan. They pay an extra $166 per month or $1,992 annually. If insurance premiums go up again next year, you pay ALL new increases. If they go up again in year four, still your problem.

The Double Standard: McCall demands medical proof for our absences while turning a blind eye to ghost employees who don't show up at all.

The Admin Payouts: They found $1.8M for Ed Hightower and $1.25M extra for Arnett Harvey, but claim they can't fund a respectful increase for staff.

The Breaking Point: Certified pay was approximately 18% behind peers at the beginning of last year. We already have classrooms staffed by permanent substitutes because we can't attract and retain certified staff. McCall offers contract language cuts, insurance increases, and uncompetitive wages. More certified are resigning. Staff are retiring early just to escape.

Curtis McCall, Jr. is way over his head. We have been a year without a contract. Cahokia needs a priority shift. Cahokia students pay the highest price of all.

It's time for real leadership!
👎💸

05/11/2026

We are excited to announce the CFT scholarship winner for 2026! Mikaylah Blackman was selected for the Daisy Kennedy/Charles Prindable Memorial Scholarship. Communications VP Kevin Shrum presented the award at the CHS Honors Banquet. Join us in congratulating MiKaylah!

05/02/2026

Great May Day turnout yesterday!

04/27/2026

CFT - Register to participate in May Day using the QR code. More information will be sent via our Union newsletter.

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Cahokia, IL
62206

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https://www.cahokiafederationofteachers.org/

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