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group Education Professionals Unit

The Broward Teachers Union has a long history organizing and representing the professional interests of Education Professionals who work for The School Board of Broward County, Florida. The BTU-Education Professionals Unit was formed on October 17, 1969. The Unit organizes and serves the instructional staff of Broward schools, which includes teachers, guidance counselors, school psychologists and social workers among other education professionals.

group Technical Support Professionals Unit

The Technical Support Professionals Unit of the Broward Teachers Union formed on July 1, 2003. The Broward County School Administrators Association merged with the Broward Teachers Union in order to best meet the needs of the district's middle-management staff.  BTU-Technical Support Professionals Unit represents the employees who contribute to the inner-workings of the district. BTU-TSP represents a variety of district staff including accountants, computer engineers, demographers, television production specialists, school nurses, transportation planners, and many other professions

group Charter School Professionals Unit

The Charter School Professionals Unit formed January 24, 2007 in a historic vote in favor of BTU representation. The BTU is committed to assisting charter school members with their organizing efforts and serving the needs and interests of charter schools instructional staff. The BTU-Charter School Professionals Unit made history by being the first charter schools in the State of Florida to unionize.

group Education Support Professionals Unit

The Broward Teachers Union Education Support Professionals Unit formed on July 1, 2009 with a merger between the BTU and the Broward County ParaProfessionals Association. The BTU and PPA had a long and positive relationship and work collaboratively together for many years before the merger. The BTU-ESP Unit organizes certified classroom assistants, certified teacher assistants, program assistants including parent educators and BRACE advisors among many other education support professionals who work for Broward schools.

group Civil & Human Rights Committee

The Civil & Human Rights Committee

BTU's nationally award-winning Civil and Human Rights Committee works to educate and engage members in human rights and diversity issues.

Each year, the Committee sponsors popular events and activities such as the Health Fair, Annual Holiday Toy Drive, weekend Saturday Reading Program. All members are encouraged to get involved with the committee. For meeting times and dates, please go to the BTUonline.com calendar.

group Steward Council

The Steward Council Section of BTUonline.com is designed to provide all stewards with up-to-date information and resources to assist our "leaders-in-the-trenches" in doing the best organizing job possible.

BTU Stewards serve as the first line of representation for members. They play a critical role by staying informed of all member issues and concerns and answering member questions.

About the Steward Council

The BTU Steward Council generally meets at the end of the first month of each new school year. Steward Council meetings normally rotate with Area Steward meetings each month for the remainder of the school year. Stewards attend Council meetings in order to receive the most up-to-date information about critical union issues. When called upon to do so, the Steward Council also votes on important issues such as dues increases. All stewards are strongly encouraged to attend each Steward Council and Area Steward meeting.

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