Climate change is real, and it is threatening all our futures. On March 7, 2013 our union, AFT Guild, Local 1931, unanimously endorsed a resolution calling for CalSTRS and CalPERS to divest from fossil fuels. The California Federation of Teachers endorsed the...

Colleagues, CFT committees play a crucial role in the development and implementation of CFT policy. Committee members are chosen from all segments of the CFT from pre-school to the University of California.  Committee members are appointed for...

Dear Colleagues, Your AFT and the California Federation of Teachers are deeply concerned about CA State Senator Steinberg’s proposal (see UT article below) to thrust mass online learning onto public higher education institutions. This development is troubling because...

Colleagues, We have several seats available for you and a guest at this Saturday's annual Labor Council Awards Dinner. Seats will be given away on a first-to-call, first-served basis by calling the AFT office at 619-640-1155. Flier available The event will be held at...

February 18, 2013 New York Times Stanford University ratcheted up interest in online education when a pair of celebrity professors attracted more than 150,000 students from around the world to a noncredit, open enrollment course on artificial intelligence. This...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, February 25, 2013 Contact: Steve Hopcraft, 916/457-5546; steve@hopcraft.com Fred Glass, 510/ 579-3343; fglasscft@gmail.com CFT-sponsored 2013 Legislation 55% Majority for Local School Parcel Taxes, Classroom Security Locks SACRAMENTO, CA...

January 24, 2013 By Bob Samuels One potentially positive result of the current fascination with online education is that universities and colleges may be forced to define and defend quality education. This analysis of what we value should help us to present to the...

Just a friendly reminder of today's meeting... On Feb 14, 2013, at 8:46 AM, AFT Guild, Local 1931 wrote: Dear Mesa College AFT members, Just a friendly reminder that our Mesa College AFT site liaison meeting will be held next Tuesday, February 19th from 3:00-4:30 in...

Dear Mesa College AFT members, Just a friendly reminder that our Mesa College AFT site liaison meeting will be held next Tuesday, February 19th from 3:00-4:30 in room H-117/118. All AFT unit members are invited to attend! Come and speak in real time with real people...

Dear Mesa Faculty, In light of the flurry of emails regarding flex, we will be convening a districtwide flex coordinators meeting to address all concerns that have been raised. Since I may have missed some of your email messages, please click here and log in your...