Dear Colleagues, There are still several union scholarship opportunities available for you and your family members, but deadlines are fast approaching! Here is what one of our members had to say about last year's program: My son, Chase Morrin, is the recipient of the...

Dear Colleagues, Our victorious run of the table in the November elections was fueled in large part by the youth vote. It is our goal to make registering to vote part of the matriculation experience of new students every semester, not just at election time. Please...

Dear Adjunct Faculty Members, During the break between semesters, you are eligible to apply for unemployment benefits, even if you have an assignment in the spring. To receive the maximum benefit, applications should be submitted immediately following the completion...

Dear SDCCD College Faculty, As most of you are aware by now, the so-called "pension reform" legislation (AB 340) which was passed at the end of the last legislative session includes changes to CalSTRS retirement provisions that mostly affect members not currently...

Dear Colleagues, We have received an increasing number of reports of administrators requiring faculty to include student learning outcomes (SLOs) in their course syllabi. To be clear, the Guild maintains that faculty cannot be forced to include SLOs in their syllabi....

Your AFT is partnering with the Center on Policy Initiatives to "Make Poverty a Priority" for the Filner administration.  As we all know, for many of the students we serve, economic obstacles are one of the biggest reasons they struggle to complete courses and excel....

November 30, 2012 Dear Jim, On Monday, the 2013-14 State Legislature will be sworn in at noon, including two newly elected former community college trustees--Jose Medina from Riverside and Scott Wilk from Santa Clarita. Former San Diego trustee Marty Block will move...

A GREAT HOLIDAY GIFT! ENTERTAINMENT BOOK 2013 STILL AVAILABLE THROUGH YOUR AFT GUILD Order your book today and give the gift that keeps on giving all year long. NEW MEMBER (Joining after 11/26/12)……………$25.00 MEMBERS.......................................$35.00 (These...

Dear Mesa College AFT members, Just a friendly reminder that our Mesa College AFT site liaison meeting will be held today, Tuesday, November 13th from 1:00-2:30 in room H-117/118. All faculty and staff are invited to attend! Please let me know if you have any...

Dear Colleagues, In addition to the critically important re-election of President Obama, it was a night full of election victories for us locally and statewide! With 100% of local precincts reporting (but 475,000 provisional countywide ballots still waiting to be...