Dear SDCCD Classified Professionals, I wanted to let you all know that our new contract was ratified with 97.1% (265) voting in favor of ratification, and 2.9% (8) voting against ratification. On behalf of the Guild’s Executive Council, we would like to thank all of...
Where we now stand as a nation (11/07/2020)
By The NY Times Editorial Board Having peered into the abyss of autocratic nationalism, the American people have chosen to step back from the brink. The ballot counting will continue for a few days yet, but the math is what it is: Joe Biden will have the 270 electoral...
AFT Guild Sweeps All Local Priority Races! (and an update on the Presidential race) (11/04/2020)
Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to report that we have won all of our local targeted Board of Trustee races! Here are the results: GCCCD District 3: Julie Schorr 74.96% GCCCD District 4: Elena Adams 57.42% SDCCD District B: Bernie Rhinerson 66.88% SDCCD District...
Silence is NOT an option – Special Election Day Edition! (11/03/2020)
On this Election Day, We Look Back at the Black Americans Voting For the First Time in the 1960s: Voters make their way in and out of the booths during the 1966 Alabama Democratic Gubernatorial Elections. For many this was their first time ever being able to vote....
AFT Guild Union Meeting – Thursday, November 5th (11/03/2020)
Dear AFT Guild Members, Our next AFT Guild meeting of this academic year will be held this Thursday, November 5th beginning at 3:00pm via Zoom (see connection details below). Attached is the tentative agenda for this Thursday's meeting. Please let me know if you have...
In Case You Missed It… TODAY is Election Day! (11/03/2020)
Please Distribute Widely to all Students, Friends, and Family Members You can find your polling location here: https://rov.sandiegocounty.gov/rov/Eng/polling.asp (wear a mask and bring your own pen) Polling hours: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. You can also drop off your ballot at...
Down to the wire for Prop. 15 and Biden/Harris (11/02/2020)
Victory is within reach for Prop. 15 and Biden/Harris, but we have to finish strong Get out the vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Get out the vote for Prop 15 AFT passes a resolution to protect American democracy The American Federation of Teachers’ Executive...
In Person Voting Begins Tomorrow! (10/30/2020)
Please Distribute Widely to all Students, Friends, and Family Members Did you know that you can vote in person at your local polling location starting tomorrow? You can find your polling location here: https://rov.sandiegocounty.gov/rov/Eng/polling.asp (wear a mask...
Silence is NOT an option – 10/28/20 (10/29/2020)
1) The concerted campaign that got public health experts to declare racist policing a crisis The story of what it took to get the 25,000-member American Public Health Assn. to explicitly state that systemic racism contributes to bad policing presages the conversations...
REMINDER: AFT Guild Election Q&A Oct. 28 (10/27/2020)
John the AFT Guild to discuss what is at stake in the upcoming election. Featuring: Jim Miller Wednesday, October 28th Via Zoom (see your email for instructions) 2020 Endorsements Handout