Dear Adjunct Faculty Members, As the spring semester comes to an end, you should be aware that you are eligible to apply for unemployment benefits, even if you have already been given an assignment for the fall (or summer). To receive the maximum benefit,...
State Budget Update-Senate Ed.Committee Acts
Faculty Colleagues, We have excellent news to report from the State Senate. The Senate Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance chaired by Senator Marty Block finalized their higher education budget yesterday. Thanks to higher revenue projections from the...
CORRECTION: State Budget Update-Senate Ed.Committee Acts
Senator Marty Block, is in... the Senate, not the Assembly (duh). His correct email address is marty.block@sen.ca.gov. Sorry for the hassle for those of you who have already sent messages to him... Faculty Colleagues, We have excellent news to report from the State...
AFT National Convention, July 11-14
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 7:06 AM Dear AFT Guild Member: The 83rd Biennial Convention of the American Federation of Teachers will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center, commencing Friday, July 11th, continuing through Monday, July 14th, 2014. All AFT Guild...
AFT Election Recommendations-June 3rd Primary Election
Dear Colleagues, Vote-by-mail ballots and sample ballot pamphlets have already begun arriving at voters' homes leading up to the June 3rd primary election. I want to call your attention to several important races that will be on this ballot: 1) San Diego...
SATURDAY: Help Us Stamp Out Hunger with the NALC Food Drive!
Dear Colleagues, Our national union, the American Federation of Teachers, is working closely with our sister union—the National Association of Letter Carriers—to support the 22nd annual Letter Carriers’ Food Drive. In the week leading up to SATURDAY, MAY 10 your...
AFT End of Year Celebration/Retiree Brunch – Sunday, May 4th
We still have a few seats left for this year's end of year celebration/retiree brunch. Please get your payment in to the AFT office ASAP. Please see attachment for more information.
AT&T Union Discounts
AFT End of Year Celebration/Retiree Brunch – Sunday, May 4th
This event sells out every year, so get your tickets now! Please see attached for more information.
“Taxifornia” Dreaming: Who Really Pays in California?
by Jim Miller Today is tax day, and we are likely to hear the usual histrionics from the pity the millionaire crowd about how the draconian taxes on the affluent and businesses in “Taxifornia” are killing growth and jobs and driving folks out of the...