Colleagues, I would appreciate hearing any feedback you might have regarding CFT President Marty Hittelman's editorial below. Thanks, Jim Marty Hittelman: Republicans' 'no new taxes' pledge is irresponsible By Marty Hittelman - Special to The Bee Published 12:00 am...
CFT Endorses Obama
By action of the CFT Executive Council, the CFT has endorsed Barack Obama for the office of President of the United States. Please advise your members of this action so they can begin to make contributions (both fiscal and with volunteer work) to his campaign. A local...
Bogus STRS Solicitation?
Colleagues, One of our faculty members recently received a phone solicitation regarding retirement planning from a company named FHRI (Financial Health Research Institute) claiming to be affiliated with STRS. They are not affiliated with STRS in any way. I am...
There IS a Better Way to Fund California Education
California Federation of Teachers American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Steve Hopcraft, 916/457.5546; ...
Stop Blackwater—contact the Mayor and City Council today!
lackwater is currently trying to open a 61,000-square-foot training facility in San Diego. Blackwater used the names of other entities to gain permits to remodel an Otay Mesa warehouse. This project became known to the public only after leaders of a local coalition...
AFT/Labor Council Phone Bank
Colleagues, We are "hosting" the Labor Council phone bank tomorrow night (5/21) from 5:00-8:00pm at the Labor Council. We could use as many volunteers as possible to help us get the word out to union households regarding Mary Block for the 78th Assembly and...
In Defense of Academic Freedom and the First Amendment
FLEX credit available AFT Guild, Local 1931 presents In Defense of Academic Freedom and the First Amendment When?: Friday, 22 August 2008 10:30A – 1:30P 1:30P Where?: San Diego Mesa College, LRC 435 Presenters include: Erwin Chemerinsky (Dean of the new UC Irvine Law...
Schwarzenegger to propose lottery borrowing to ease deficit
By Judy Lin - jlin@sacbee.com Published 12:00 am PDT Wednesday, May 14, 2008 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will propose borrowing against state lottery income to help close a projected $15.2 billion deficit when he updates the state's budget today, according to...
Academic Taylorism?: Student Learning Outcomes, Faculty Evaluations, and Workload Issues
By AFT Political Action VP Jim Miller Back in 2002, your AFT put out a series of informational pieces warning of the rise of the “student learning outcomes” movement in American academia. We noted that it was important to maintain “a healthy skepticism in the face of...
Funding public higher education, or “starving the beast”?
By Jonathan McLeod, AFT Guild Governmental Relations Committee Chair The AFT Guild is working to minimize cuts to public higher education funding, particularly in the community colleges, and to turn the tide for the future. While Grover Norquist, founder of Americans...