The Salinas Valley Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 1020 (SVFT) represents the Federation members of both the teaching and support certificated staffs of the Salinas Union High School District. Also, SVFT represents the substitute teachers for the Salinas Union High School District, the Alisal Union School District and the Salinas City Elementary School District. SVFT is an affiliate of the California Federation of Teachers and the American Federation of Teachers. SVFT is a proud member of the Monterey Bay Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO. SVFT does have a retiree affiliate (SVFT-1020R) that is active and meets 3-4 times per calendar year.