Dear Colleagues, For those of you who potentially could have, or have already had your Social Security benefits reduced due to your CalSTRS pension, the webinar below may be of interest to you. In Solidarity, Jim Jim Mahler, President AFT Guild, Local 1931 Thank you...
Asian American Workers Rising Webinar – Thursday, October 27th,4:00-5:00pm (10/24/2022)
Dear Colleagues, I attended this presentation at a recent CFT Executive Council meeting and it was excellent. I highly recommend you sign-up to view it. In Solidarity, Jim Jim Mahler, President AFT Guild, Local 1931 Dear CFT members and leaders, Please join CFT for an...
TODAY’S THE DEADLINE: Register to Vote! (10/24/2022)
Dear Colleagues, Please announce to your students, friends, and family members, today is the last day to register to vote online: https://registertovote.ca.gov/. When we all vote, we all win! In Solidarity, Jim Jim Mahler, President AFT Guild, Local 1931 P.S. You can...
CATASTROPHIC SICK LEAVE DONATIONS NEEDED (10/18/2022)
I hope this email finds you all doing well. Unfortunately, we have some members (both faculty and classified professionals) facing life threatening illnesses who are in need of sick leave donations. Our catastrophic leave bank is nearly exhausted so I must again ask...
AFT Guild Election Recommendations – November 8th, 2022 🇺🇸 (10/11/2022)
Dear Colleagues, Please find below our election recommendations as voted on by either our local AFT Guild, our statewide CFT, or the San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council. If a race is not listed here it means we have not taken a position on it and therefore...
Free Zoom Meditation Practice – Monday, October 10th, 11:00am-12:00pm (10/06/2022)
Dear AFT Guild Members, In conjunction with our Retiree Chapter, we are pleased to continue to offer a free live streaming monthly meditation practice! All sessions are with renown yoga and meditation instructor Sarah Clark. Our next session will be held this coming...
Help for Sam Shooshtary (10/06/2022)
Dear AFT Guild Members, One of our Classified Professional Union members, Sam Shooshtary, has been confronted with some significant medical challenges. He is struggling with a failed kidney transplant, multiple amputations, and ongoing dialysis treatment. Please take...
TODAY: League of Women Voters Presentation on Ballot Propositions (10/03/2022)
Friendly reminder, hope you can tune in! Begin forwarded message: From: Jim Mahler Subject: League of Women Voters Presentation Date: September 29, 2022 at 7:25:00 AM PDT To: Undisclosed recipients:; Dear AFT Guild Members, On Monday, October 3rd at 4:00pm, we have...
League of Women Voters Presentation (09/29/2022)
Dear AFT Guild Members, On Monday, October 3rd at 4:00pm, we have invited a representative from the League of Women Voters to present their impartial analysis all of the local and statewide ballot propositions. Based on their presentation, we will be voting and making...
Governor Vetoes AB 1856 (Medina) – Bill would have raised adjunct maximum load to 85% (09/27/2022)
Dear Colleagues, In super disappointing news, yesterday evening Governor Newsom issued his veto of AB 1856 (Medina) - which would have raised the workload cap for our adjunct faculty from the current 67% to 85%. His veto message can be found here. Although we were...