AFT Monday Message – 9/13/10

Monday Morning Briefings... 1) Still no state budget: time for Proposition 25 The state budget is now nearly thirteen weeks late.  You can read all the usual headlines about how Sacramento is "dysfunctional" and suffering "gridlock."  These descriptions...

Member to Member Phone Bank Volunteers

Hello Friends, Over the past year or so many of you have volunteered to help out in the Fight for California's Future, come out for a rally or to the march. Now it's time to take the next step and help us reach out to our fellow AFT members about Propositions 24, 25,...

What Labor Day Means for Us

As we celebrate this year’s Labor Day, we should stop for a moment and remember where our rights as public employees came from.  Unlike many workers in the private sector who can look back to the New Deal era for the birth of their right to unionize, public sector...

AFT Flex Week Presentations

Dear SDCCD Faculty Colleagues, I hope this letter finds you still enjoying some summer down time! I'm writing to let you know about some new events and workshops your union has planned for you during professional development week. For starters, we will be holding our...

Jim Miller Nominated for AFT Award

Colleagues, Our very own Political Action VP Jim Miller has been nominated and is a finalist for the AFT's national "Everyday Hero" award.  In case you don't remember, Jim was one of the CFT's core marchers in the March for California's Future.  Please take a moment...