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....
Community Colleges Budget Outlook
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...
Last Chance: ENTERTAINMENT BOOK 2013
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...
AFT Mesa College Site Liaison Meeting Today!
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...
Great Election Night News On All Fronts!
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...
Don’t forget to VOTE TODAY!
***And please bring one of the 90 million registered voters who weren't planning on voting to the polls with you!*** If you vote by mail, do NOT mail your ballot today. It will not arrive in time and will not get counted. You will need to drop it off at any polling...
REMINDER: Please Conduct this Activity with your Students Today and Tomorrow
Faculty Colleagues, All the polls indicate Prop. 30 will be a nail-biter. By ensuring all of our students vote, we really can influence the outcome of this election. Here's why: The latest polling shows the 19-29 age group with the highest percentage of support...
Student Vote Key to Prop. 30 Passage
Faculty Colleagues, All the polls indicate Prop. 30 will be a nail-biter. By ensuring all of our students vote, we really can influence the outcome of this election. Here's why: The latest polling shows the 19-29 age group with the highest percentage of support...
Vote for Prop 30, or you may end up looking like this…
Don't Let Proposition 30 Die!
Prop. 30 in a Nutshell
Several of you have asked for a succinct summary of Prop. 30 that you could post on your social media sites and email to friends and family. Hopefully this suffices: If approved by the voters, Proposition 30 will: • Increase the income tax on individuals earning...