Dear Colleagues, This week is a statewide CTA/CFT week of action. We will be standing with our students and part-time colleagues who have been hurt the most by the budget cuts with the cancellation of summer school and fall/spring classes. Please join our students...
AFT Mesa College Liaison Meeting Thursday
Dear Mesa College Colleagues, We will be holding our AFT Mesa College Department Liaison meeting on Thursday, May 12th, from 3:00pm-4:30pm in room H-117/118. If your department and/or work area does not have a classified staff member or both a contract and an adjunct...
Protest/Rally at Nathan Fletcher’s Office Friday, May 13th
Dear Colleagues, This week is a statewide CTA/CFT week of action. We will be sending you information about the campaign to get tax extensions passed and to promote progressive tax reform such as AB 1130 which would increase taxes on the top 1% of wage earners (those...
AFT Monday Message – 5/2/2011
Monday Briefings... 1) Our annual AFT End of Year Celebration/Retiree Brunch will be held at 11:00am on Sunday, May 15th, at Humphrey's on Shelter Island. Join your colleagues for a fantastic brunch while we honor our retirees. Tickets go fast-this event sells out...
Requesting Presenter!
Dear Colleagues, For Fall 2011 Staff Development, AFT wants to help instructors better use the technology available in their classrooms to improve student learning and their evaluations. We are looking for presenters who can do the following: provide a powerpoint...
CFT Committee Member Solicitation
Colleagues, CFT committees play a crucial role in the development and implementation of CFT policy. Committee members are chosen from all segments of the CFT from pre-school to the University of California. Committee members are appointed for...
Stand with Workers on May Day!
May Day is celebrated around the world as International Workers' Day. On May 1st, join us as we honor the work of all workers and continue the fight to protect workers' rights! May Day Rally Sunday, May 1st at 3 p.m. Civic Center Plaza, San Diego There are a few May...
SDCCD Negotiation Survey part 1
Dear SDCCD Faculty Colleagues, We are beginning our work on developing an initial proposal to send to the District to start the negotiation process for a successor agreement to our faculty collective bargaining agreement which will expire on 6/30/11. We would like to...
AFT Monday Morning Message – 4/4/2011
Monday Morning Briefings... 1) The Labor Council is sponsoring a “We Are One” Day of Solidarity Candlelight Vigil, as part of a nationwide day of action, scheduled for today, Monday, April 4. This date marks the 43-year anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin...
Huge bi-partisan support for taxing the rich to fix budget. Plan B?
Click here to see the actual CFT poll results that generated this story. Think the budget negotiations are dead? Get ready for something that could contribute to a Plan B: Tax the rich. We just got our hands on a new poll due out Friday that shows blow-the-roof-off...