The following press release was released to the media yesterday by Anthony E. Beebe, President of San Diego Continuing Education, and Pam Luster, President of San Diego Mesa College. Please distribute far and wide. Along Came Molly… Anthony E. Beebe, Ed.D. and Pamela...
Guild Adopts OPPOSE Position on Prop. 38
Dear Colleagues, Initially we were staying neutral on Prop. 38 (billionaire Molly Munger's initiative to fund K-12 education) in order to not antagonize its proponents. However, now that Prop. 38 proponent Molly Munger has launched attack ads against Prop. 30 we have...
Facts about Prop 30 to share with your students
Please share this with your classes and/or forward to your student email lists. It's important that our students know what's at stake with Prop. 30. (Yes, it's OK to discuss in class, just be sure to cover your required course material for the day.) If approved by...
BREAKING NEWS: President Clinton Says Vote NO on 32
Please distribute widely... President Bill Clinton Announces Opposition to Prop 32 Did you see President Clinton join our fight against Proposition 32? Click here to learn more about President Clinton speaking out against Prop 32. Former President Bill Clinton today...
SuperWalk Challenge!
Dear Colleagues, As you may know by now, vote by mail ballots are being mailed this week from the Registrar of Voters. This year, we are going to try something new. We want to put on a Get Out The Vote (GOTV) drive for mail voters this Saturday, October 13th. Our...
AFT Guild Election Recommendations-November 2012
Dear Colleagues, The Registrar of Voters will begin mailing voting materials and vote by mail ballots today. Please find below our recommendations for non-partisan races in San Diego and Imperial Counties. You can also find this list...
Many Ways You Can Help Ensure Victory in November!
Dear Colleagues, As you are well aware, the election season is well underway with mail ballots due to arrive at voters' homes next week. Our election recommendations can be found here. One question I get asked all the time is "Jim, please tell me, how can I...
LA Times-No on Proposition 32
latimes.com/news/opinion/endorsements/la-ed-end-prop32-20121003,0,7326255.story No on Proposition 32 It purports to take aim at all special interests in politics but in reality targets unions. October 3, 2012 Proposition 32 claims to be a reform measure, a...
Congratulations to all of our AFT Computer Loan Winners!
If your name is listed below, and you have not yet spoken to someone at the AFT office regarding the processing of your loan, please contact Greg Dueñas at 619-640-1155. We had 181 applicants and 84 lucky winners. (With a 46% chance of winning, those are way better...
REMINDER: AFT Mesa College Liaison Meeting-TOMORROW, 9/27
Dear Mesa College AFT members, Just a friendly reminder that our Mesa College AFT site liaison meeting will be held tomorrow, Thursday, September 27th from 3:00-4:30 in room H-117/118. All faculty and staff are invited to attend! We will be providing you with more...