Dear AFT Guild Pet Lovers, Please contact our membership coordinator, Tina Solórzano <aftTina@mac.com>, if you need your membership number and for the link to take advantage of this offer:Some pet care requires more than a treatSometimes a Pets Best insurance...
This wellness workshop with sound bath is just what you need!
Dear AFT Guild Members, We’re excited to offer a Wellness, Self-Care & Sound Bath, a professional and personal workshop for members interested in learning about and practicing self-care. We all know that to effectively serve and care for our students, we must also...
CALL TO ACTION: Support in Southeast San Diego
Dear Colleagues, As there are still great needs in the Southeast San Diego community as a result of the recent floods, I am re-sending Clarissa’s message which provides donation information that you can bring to the Jackie Robinson YMCA. In addition, you may make...
AFT Guild Election Recommendations – March 5th, 2024
Dear Colleagues, Please find below our election recommendations as voted on by either our local AFT Guild, our statewide CFT, or the San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council. If a race is not listed here it means these organizations have not taken a position on...
A One-Day Strike Win for Academic Workers in the California State University System: What Does the New CSU Deal Mean for Our Colleagues Across the State?
By AFT Political Action VP, Jim Miller One of the bright spots in Project Censored’s list of underreported news stories from last year was the fact that unions have been winning more than 70% of certification elections nationally. That cheering new reality doesn’t...
CalSTRS Near Retirement Events – February 2024
Dear AFT Guild CalSTRS Members, Please see the webinars and in-person workshops being offered by CalSTRS this month. In Solidarity, Jim Jim Mahler, President AFT Guild, Local 1931
REMINDER: Meditation session on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024 at 3:30PM
All AFT Guild Members are welcome to attend! Begin forwarded message: From: Anita Martinez <anitamartinez@icloud.com> Subject: REMINDER: Meditation session on Feb. 7, 2024 at 3:30PM Date: January 31, 2024 at 4:17:19 PM PST Cc: Jim Mahler <aftjim@mac.com>...
Silence Is Not An Option Black History Month 2024
1) Kizzmekia Corbett, a Black woman scientist, helped unlock the science of the Covid Vaccine. Read more about her… 2) Walter Mosley is an “American novelist, most widely recognized for his crime fiction. He has written a series of best-selling historical mysteries...
WEP/GPO repeal Call to Action Week Feb. 5-9
Dear AFT Guild Members, If any of you may stand to benefit from the passage of HR 82, (which addresses the unfair penalization of public service workers on earned Social Security benefits) you may want to make some calls or emails to support this campaign. Please see...
Opinion: San Diego community colleges adopted a living wage for workers. It’s humane and necessary.
Dear SDCCD Colleagues, Please see the Op-Ed piece published yesterday by our Chancellor Greg Smith in the Union-Tribune. We are so very fortunate to have a Chancellor this dedicated to helping working families and diminishing equity gaps. In Solidarity, Jim Jim...