The current budget debacle explained in simplistic terms.  Please see the attached. Jim

Currently one in ten California workers is unemployed. Losing a job means much more than just the loss of a paycheck. It can put your car, health care, and even your house on the line. While losing a job will inevitably be difficult, there are resources available to...

You may not be aware of the special election to be held on May 19th.  Absentee ballots have already begun to be mailed to voters. CFT's recommendations are to vote YES on Proposition 1B, NO on the rest (1A, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F). Please read below or see the attached if you...

          Where:       Humphrey’s Shelter Island, 2241 Shelter Island Drive If you know of someone who is planning on retiring or has retired this year, please send us their name and retirement date so we can honor them. For the steeply discounted AFT price of...

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...

Monday 13 April 2009 by: David Bacon, t r u t h o u t | Perspective http://www.truthout.org/041309LA       Unions are good for workers.     Today, median weekly pay for union members is $886, compared to $691 for nonunion workers. Moving cargo on the Oakland...

Protects Fully Paid Medical, Dental, Vision through 12/31/2011 Dear College Faculty Colleagues, I am pleased to announce that after many months of difficult negotiations, especially given these tough economic times, the Guild has successfully concluded a new three...

In a surprise announcement at today's District Governance Council meeting, SDCCD Chancellor Constance Carroll announced that she would be filing to obtain representation rights with the AFT Guild.  Carroll stated: "I've gone far too long without union representation....