1) The 68th Annual Convention of the California Federation of Teachers will be held at the Wilshire Grand Los Angeles commencing Friday, March 19th, 2010 at 10:00 AM and continuing through Sunday, March 21st, 2010 until 1:00 PM. All AFT Guild members in good standing...

Colleagues, The attached resolution in support of the March 4th Day of Action and the CFT March to Sacramento passed the SD-Imperial Counties Labor Council unanimously.  Several other Labor Councils throughout the state have passed similar resolutions. To find out...

Dear Colleagues, Attached please find a letter of support signed by all five Board of Trustee members in support of our March for Education, beginning with a statewide day of action on March 4th, followed by the march kickoff on March 5th. We are extremely fortunate...

Monday Morning Briefings: 1) Our first AFT Guild Union Meeting of 2010 will be held this Thursday, February 4th, at: The DoubleTree Hotel in Mission Valley 7450 Hazard Center Drive San Diego, CA  92108 ph:  619-297-5466 Our meeting will be held in the Brickstones...

Faculty members across all San Diego community colleges are invited to join FACCC Education Institute and AFT Local 1931 as we listen to, and honor, Assembly Speaker pro Tem Lori Saldaña (D - San Diego). A former faculty member, and staunch advocate for faculty and...

Monday Morning Briefings: 1) We are still receiving questions related to the Early Retirement program. For those of you who are eligible, remember that this Friday, December 18th is the deadline if you want to take advantage of the 85% of salary offer. If you still...

Holiday Shopping, the Union Way Golden Lands, Working Hands Union Shop Online Labor Heritage Foundation AFT Store UFW Store Season for Solidarity:  UC faculty, students, workers protest fee increases Golden Lands, Working Hands on DVD CFT’s award winning ten-part...

Attached you will find a copy of the job description for the Labor Council’s Skills Instructor.  Please direct all inquiries and resumes to June Williams atJWilliams@unionyes.org. Thanks. Lindsay Patalano Assistant to Secretary-Treasurer...

Low Hanging Fruit in the Tax System: 10 Policies for $20 Billion Created 12/03/2009 - 1:00am By Lenny Goldberg California Tax Reform Association With the state facing a current deficit and on-going yearly deficits of $20 billion, the survival of basic services and a...

Please read the Voice of San Diego blog below written by Jim Miller in response to one of their articles about cuts to education and “Race to the Top” funding. Then, click on the blue box at the bottom to chime in on the discussion.  The more voices we have out there...