Dear AFT Guild Members and Retiree Chapter Members, The Guild’s Retiree Chapter has arranged a presentation by Matthew Brown, Associate Director of the Anti-Defamation League in San Diego on Thursday, September 30th from 3:00-4:30PM. Presentation details are in the...
TODAY IS NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY! (09/28/2021)
Dear Colleagues, Please make sure everyone you know, including your students, is registered to vote. Here’s the link you can send them to register: https://registertovote.ca.gov/ Be sure to check the “vote by mail” option when registering. In Solidarity, Jim Jim...
Personal Financial Literacy sessions for faculty and school staff (09/27/2021)
The San Diego Center for Economic Education at Cuyamaca College is offering free personal financial literacy sessions for teachers and staff within CalSTRS and CalPERS. These sessions are being co-presented by accounting professors at Cuyamaca College and University...
Tell President Biden to Eliminate Student Debt for Public Service Workers (09/22/2021)
Dear Colleagues, Are you one of the millions of people struggling to access Public Service Loan Forgiveness? Your story and Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) experience matters! Tell President Biden, Secretary Cardona, and the Department of Education to...
Please join AFT Guild Student Interns for the Global Climate Strike on Friday, September 24th at 1:00 in Waterfront Park (09/22/2021)
Message sent on behalf of AFT Guild Student Interns: Hello San Diego and Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community Colleges Classified Professionals and Faculty! Please join us for the Global Climate Strike on Friday, September 24th at 1:00 in Waterfront Park (1600 Pacific Hwy,...
Anti-Defamation League (09/16/2021)
Dear AFT Guild Members and Retiree Chapter Members, The Guild’s Retiree Chapter has arranged a presentation by Matthew Brown, Associate Director of the Anti-Defamation League in San Diego on Thursday, September 30th from 3:00-4:30PM. Presentation details are in the...
Statement by the AFT Guild, Local 1931 regarding the Occupied Palestinian Territories (09/05/2021)
Dear Colleagues, Please find below a statement in support of Palestine that was approved at our Union meeting last week. In Solidarity, Jim Jim Mahler, President AFT Guild, Local 1931 Statement by the AFT Guild, Local 1931 regarding the Occupied Palestinian...
Aug. 30 is Deadline to Register to Vote (08/27/2021)
Please share with your students. Please ask them to choose the “vote by mail” option when they are registering. Aug. 30 is Deadline to Register to Vote 08/27/2021 07:28 AM PDT If you haven’t registered to vote in the Sept. 14 California Gubernatorial Recall Election...
AFT Guild Fall 2021 Edition of Get Active! ( 08/23/2021)
Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to offer you the first Fall 2021 edition of Get Active for your reading pleasure here: https://aftguild.org/get-active. These new pieces include: *This edition features an “In Focus” column by former CFT President Marty Hittleman on the...
The COVID-19 Roller Coaster and the Return to On-Site Work (8/18/2021)
Dear Colleagues, As we are all painfully aware, this has been a difficult, stressful period for most of us in dealing with what feels like the never-ending COVID-19 pandemic. We’ve learned new skills, done emergency professional development to address our dramatically...