by AFT | Jun 18, 2021 | Hot Topics
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 wrote: Now that President Biden has signed this legislation into law, you can click here for more detailed information on its...
by AFT | Jun 18, 2021 | Hot Topics
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,...
by AFT | Jun 18, 2021 | Hot Topics
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...
by AFT | Jun 10, 2021 | Hot Topics
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...
by AFT | Jun 3, 2021 | Hot Topics
New York Times California By Jill Cowan Good morning. This week, California set out on a fraught, complicated mission that no other state has attempted: come up with proposals to provide reparations to Black Californians for slavery and centuries of...
