by realize | Feb 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
THE AFT GUILD STORY: Our Union Local’s History and the Urgency of Engaging for Struggles Ahead [Editor’s Note: The history of the AFT Guild is one of improbable beginnings, strong leadership, a supportive membership, and joint commitment to meeting the formidable...
by realize | Aug 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
by Jim Miller AFT, Vice President Community Colleges are facing an enrollment crisis nationally with California’s decline unfortunately leading the way. According to a report by the American Association of Community Colleges , “Community college enrollment has been...
by realize | Apr 21, 2022 | In Focus
By Geoff Johnson, AFT VP for Adjunct Faculty, Mesa College Even before the COVID pandemic struck, approximately 33 California community college districts offered no healthcare coverage to part-time faculty. Of the remaining 39 that do, only four, including the San...
by realize | Jan 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
On January 10th, 2022, Governor Newsom delivered welcome news to part-time faculty with a proposal of $200 million in ongoing funding specifically earmarked to provide healthcare to adjunct faculty and their families. Presently, the statewide fund set up to support...
by realize | Oct 22, 2021 | In Focus
In recent weeks those of us in the San Diego Community College District were taken aback when a handful of uninformed folks took to the email DL to regale all of us with a torrent of misinformation. Many of us were dismayed by the display. While the number in our...
