Promising Wave of Union Victories “The recent, much-publicized wave of union victories in the US at companies as varied as the giant coffee chain Starbucks, trendy outdoor outfitters REI and media group the New York Times is spurring hopes that this will somehow turn...
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The High Costs of Declining College Enrollments, by Jim Miller
Classes start today at San Diego City College, and while I am always happy to meet a new group of students, the unfortunate fact is that there are increasingly fewer of them at our colleges. City College is up a tad in terms of enrollment compared to other colleges in...
Murderous Inequality is the Central Fact of Our Time, by Jim Miller
We are beginning to see some glimmers of hope that the Omicron wave is cresting in California and the nation at large. While there will surely be more suffering and chaos in hospitals, schools, and workplaces in the coming weeks, many medical experts are speculating...
San Diego Workers Make Their Voices Heard
There’s been a lot of talk in the national media and elsewhere recently about the new worker militancy. From #Striketober to #Strikesgiving to #Strikemas, many inside and outside the American labor movement have been celebrating the emergence of an ongoing wave of...
AFT Passes Resolution in Support of Reproductive Justice and Gender Equality
At our AFT, 1931 general meeting in November, the membership unanimously voted to pass the following resolution reaffirming reproductive justice and gender equality. In the wake of the assaults on reproductive rights in Texas and at the Supreme Court level, AFT 1931...
In Brief: Unions, Democracy, and More
Unions Are Not Only Good for Workers; They’re Good for Communities and for Democracy High unionization levels are associated with positive outcomes across multiple indicators of economic, personal, and democratic well-being. We know that unions promote economic...
Why AFT 1931 Supports Vaccine Mandates
AFT 1931 supports vaccine mandates in our Districts for several key reasons. The first and most important is that vaccines have proven to be extremely important in preventing the spread of Covid-19, severe illness, and death. This is the overwhelming scientific...
Transitioning to Onsite Work: What’s the Bottom Line?
As we begin to come back to our worksites with an eye toward returning to something more like the normal operations of our campuses, the first concern for most of us is safety. Thus, vaccine mandates, masking requirements, proper ventilation, and spacing along with...
Legislation and Negotiations Updates
The Signing of AB 438 was a Victory for Classified Employees This bill provides equity in lay-off notice for classified employees. Importantly it provides permanent classified school employees and those who become permanent classified school employees with the same...
In Brief: A Wave of Labor Activism and Strikes is Sweeping Across America
Striketober Sees Over 100,000 Workers Prepare to Strike “After a year of mass quitting spurred by overwork and burnout, over 100,000 U.S. workers have authorized their unions to go on strike. The strikes range from the food industry to Hollywood to K-12...
