Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Sept. 30, 2011 What people are saying about Sharon Hendricks: “I am writing to add my support for the election of Sharon Hendricks to the CalSTRS Board of Trustees. Sharon will be a strong advocate for retirement security...

Dear Mesa College AFT Members, We will be holding our Mesa College Liaison meeting this Thursday, September 29th, from 3:00pm-4:30pm in room H-117/118.  If your department or work area has yet to appoint an AFT site liasion, please do so as soon as possible so we may...

Dear CalSTRS Eligible Faculty, For the first time ever, community college faculty will have the opportunity to directly elect a community college faculty member to serve as their representative on the CalSTRS board. On or around October 1st community college faculty...

Dear Colleagues: Were you asked to sign a petition for “pension reform”?  If so, you were being deceived by a paid campaign to leave firefighters, lifeguards, 911 operators, construction workers and other city workers without Social Security or any other fixed income...

By PAUL KRUGMAN This week President Obama said the obvious: that wealthy Americans, many of whom pay remarkably little in taxes, should bear part of the cost of reducing the long-run budget deficit. And Republicans like Representative Paul Ryan responded with shrieks...

By Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog 21 September 11 The Republicans' latest ploy to keep the economy lousy through election day hatever shred of doubt you may have harbored about the determination of congressional Republicans to keep the economy in the dumps through...

Carl DeMaio’s signature gatherers are going door-to-door to collect signatures for deceptive pension measure. If you see them please call (619) 206-4355 immediately. Thank you, Jerry N. Tomaszewicz, Jr. Executive Assistant to Secretary-Treasurer & CEO Lorena...

Dear Collegaues, Unfortunately, it appears as though the grocery workers will be forced to strike beginning this Sunday at 7:00pm. Please do not cross any picket lines if you see them at the store you normally shop at.  Click here for a list of alternative union...

NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH YOUR AFT GUILD! Order your book today and give the gift that keeps on giving all year long. NEW MEMBER (Joining after 9/12/11)……………$25.00 MEMBERS.......................................$35.00 (These prices are good on the first book only.  All...

Dear Colleagues, If you are in the market for a new computer, or related peripherals, now is your chance to purchase up to $2,000 of equipment at a zero percent interest rate, paid back over twelve pay periods via payroll deduction.    Please see the attached for more...