Tag Archives: Cynthia Posey
Teachers permanent pay raise rejected by Governor Landry
Governor Landry's budget proposal for the next fiscal year includes $198 million for a second round of stipends for teachers, but no permanent salary increase. Louisiana Federation of Teachers Legisla...
Feb 15, 2024
Teachers union vexed at legislature's failure to pass teacher pay raises. Questions state's priorities.
When the state legislature concluded its business last week, it avoided dealing out pay raises for teachers and school staff; opting instead to give one-time bonuses of $2000 per teacher, and $1000 fo...
Jun 11, 2023
Teachers union urges lawmakers to fully fund pay raises
Governor Edwards is proposing $2,000 increases for teachers and $1,000 for support staff in the upcoming legislative session, but he wants to give them even more if the Revenue Estimating Conference f...
Feb 20, 2023
LFT opposes legislation to allow educators to serve as safety officer
After the concealed carry bill was amended to allow teachers to carry a firearm to school and serve as safety officers, the Louisiana Federation of Teachers issued a statement in strong opposition. LF...
Jun 02, 2022
Teachers' unions say the teacher shortage will only get worse if lawmakers do not address their concerns
Cynthia Posey, Legislative Director for the Louisiana Federation of Teachers said she's hopeful lawmakers will finally address the needs of educators, if not she fears the teacher shortage will only c...
Jan 23, 2022
Teachers union applauds Governor's push for pay bump
In the face of criticism from teachers, the governor's office has signaled they could back a $500 raise on top of the one-thousand dollar salary boost teachers got this year. Louisiana Federation of T...
Feb 24, 2020 Bart Everson / CC
