Dear SDCCD AFT Guild Members, As you are all well aware , the COVID pandemic has presented us with many challenges, especially as external circumstances continue to quickly evolve. Our Union has been able to quickly respond and successfully negotiate some...
Silence is NOT an option – 8/25/20 (8/26/2020)
1) Criminal Justice Reform Is Working in California. Advancing Reform Efforts Is Critical for Black and Latinx Californians and Their Families. Over many years, California lawmakers and voters adopted a series of harsh, one-size-fits-all sentencing laws that...
Tonight: NCRC Hosts National Conversation on Race, 5:00pm or 7:00pm PDT (8/20/2020)
We are thrilled you are joining us for A Path Forward! Featuring Ibram X. Kendi and Robin DiAngelo, with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Wesley Lowery. Event update: To accommodate a surge of East Coast viewers and to avoid overlapping the keynote speech at the...
Silence is NOT an option – (8/18/2020)
1) Tomorrow (Wed): 9am-11am, California Community College Leaders Nurturing an Anti-racist Campus Culture 2) The coronavirus pandemic is forcing many older U.S. workers into early retirement, with women and men of color exiting the nation's labor force at...
AFT Guild Seven Day Challenge (8/13/2020)
Dear Colleagues, For those of you who heard my remarks during the SDCCD convocations today, I apologize for the redundancy. But for those who didn’t, here is a portion in brief: As part of our commitment to dismantling the systemic racism we live within, we are now...
Charlotta Bass’s Acceptance Speech for Vice Presidential Candidate of the Progressive Party -1952 (8/12/2020)
Charlotta Bass was the first Black woman to run for Vice President of the United States, on the Progressive Party ticket in 1952. Her speech is particularly relevant as Kamala Harris builds on her legacy today. Progressive Party VP candidate Charlotta Bass (right) and...
Rent-Mortgage-Utility Assistance UNIONS UNITED Program (8/10/2020)
Dear AFT Guild Members, Please see the important message below if you are in need of Rent, Mortgage, or Utility assistance. In Solidarity, Jim Begin forwarded message: To: All San Diego Labor Unions From: Ruby Featherly...
REMINDER: GCCCD Adjunct Faculty Paid Office Hours for Fall 2020-Don’t forget to include in your syllabi! (8/07/2020)
GCCCD Adjunct-Office-Hours-Appendix GCCCD-Adjunct-Office-Hours-Form-2019_July From: Jim Mahler REMINDER: GCCCD Adjunct Faculty Paid Office Hours for Fall 2020-Don't forget to include in your syllabi! August 5, 2020 at 5:06:08 PM PDT To: Cuyamaca Faculty , Grossmont...
REMINDER: SDCCD Adjunct Faculty Paid Office Hours for Fall2020-Don’t forget to include in your syllabi! (8/07/2020)
From: Jim Mahler REMINDER: SDCCD Adjunct Faculty Paid Office Hours for Fall 2020-Don't forget to include in your syllabi! August 5, 2020 at 5:02:32 PM PDT Dear SDCCD City, Mesa, and Miramar College Adjunct Faculty, In case you were not yet aware of this program,...