New AFT Local 943 Officers

President - Elaine Bernal from Oak Lawn/Hometown D123 Council
Secretary - Catrina Niven from Orland Park D135 Council
Treasurer - Alfreida S. Jamison from Local 943 Retiree Council
Vice President for Communications and Public Relations - Julie Molony Stephan from Wentworth Wilson D155 Council
Vice President for Political Action - Yazen Affaneh from Burbank D111 Council
Vice President for Educational and Professional Issues - Veronica Delgado from Oak Lawn/Hometown D123 Council

2026 AFT Convention - July 15-19, 2026 - Washington, D.C.

15 Delegates attended from AFT Local 943.

A nationwide total of 2,478 AFT Delegates were in attendance.

AFT Local 943 President, Elaine Bernal speaks to the AFT Delegates at the 2026 Convention to support the resolution to

Keep Public Funds for Public Schools: Oppose Vouchers

View video clip HERE.

Passed!

Monuments, Museums, etc. visited in D.C. by Local Delegates

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About AFT Local 943

AFT Local 943 is The Southwest Suburban Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 943 is an affiliate of the AFT, the IlFT, the Illinois AFL-CIO, and the Chicago Federation of Labor. Chartered in 1946, AFT Local 943 unites 3,113 teachers, school related personnel (PSRPs), and employees in Southwest Suburban Cook County, Illinois as well as 347 retirees, into a federated union comprised of dedicated members who articulate the needs, desires, and legitimate rights of our educational community.

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