Dear AFT Guild Members and Retiree Chapter Members, The Guild’s Retiree Chapter has arranged a presentation by Matthew Brown, Associate Director of the Anti-Defamation League in San Diego on Thursday, September 30th from 3:00-4:30PM.  Presentation details are in the flier below. You will need to be an active member of the Guild or Retiree Chapter to attend. [...]

Dear Colleagues, Please find below a statement in support of Palestine that was approved at our Union meeting last week. In Solidarity, Jim Jim Mahler, President AFT Guild, Local 1931 Statement by the AFT Guild, Local 1931 regarding the Occupied Palestinian Territories WHEREAS, the AFT Guild condemns the forced removal of Palestinian residents in West [...]

Please share with your students.  Please ask them to choose the “vote by mail” option when they are registering. Aug. 30 is Deadline to Register to Vote 08/27/2021 07:28 AM PDT If you haven’t registered to vote in the Sept. 14 California Gubernatorial Recall Election and want to vote by mail, you need to register [...]

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to offer you the first Fall 2021 edition of Get Active for your reading pleasure here: https://aftguild.org/get-active. These new pieces include: *This edition features an “In Focus” column by former CFT President Marty Hittleman on the central importance of the Governor Recall election.* In the News:< Covid-19 Roller Coaster Essential Budget and Legislative [...]

Dear Colleagues, As we are all painfully aware, this has been a difficult, stressful period for most of us in dealing with what feels like the never-ending COVID-19 pandemic. We’ve learned new skills, done emergency professional development to address our dramatically transformed work landscapes, tried to be there for students experiencing difficulties, and watched as [...]

From: Fair Employment and Housing Council <fehcouncil@DFEH.CA.GOV> Sent: Thursday, July 8, 2021 10:42 AM Subject: Fair Employment and Housing Council - Training on bystander intervention against harassment (Free and open to the public) Click Here to Register Join here to Enter

P.S. Unless the Chancellor decrees that tomorrow is a day off, then I guess it does apply to us… 😎 On Jun 17, 2021, at 4:05 PM, Jim Mahler <aftjim@mac.com> wrote: Now that President Biden has signed this legislation into law, you can click here for more detailed information on its passage.  As I noted below, this [...]

Now that President Biden has signed this legislation into law, you can click here for more detailed information on its passage.  As I noted below, this will not affect state workers in CA (like us) until the state takes separate action. On Jun 17, 2021, at 1:08 PM, Jim Mahler <aftjim@mac.com> wrote: Dear Colleagues, You might recall [...]

Dear Colleagues, You might recall that a year ago we circulated a petition asking Congress to make Juneteenth a national holiday. Yesterday, Congress made history by overwhelmingly passing legislation to make Juneteenth a national holiday. The bill now goes to President Biden’s desk for his signature which is expected. This is indeed an historic event [...]

Dear Colleagues, This new report referenced below, which CFT had a part in sponsoring, is indeed groundbreaking.  AFT Guild VP Kelly Mayhew is quoted/referenced in the LA Times article below. In Solidarity, Jim By Sammy Roth LA Times Staff Writer June 10, 2021 6 AM PT This is the June 10, 2021, edition of Boiling Point, a weekly [...]